I think Mary represented the town to George and his “ true calling”. From the start Mary knew she belonged with George and he belonged with her. She sees in him someone worthy and above the rest of the crop. She sees in him the goodness that he cannot find in himself that’s beyond artifice, or materialism, or status. I guess it is akin to a Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins relationship in that they need one another. Without George, Mary is a whole different person and without Mary, there would be no one present to champion the town to resolve his troubles. I see her more as the Aunty Em to George’s Dorothy. They both represent the place that their respective protagonist thought they should leave but found to be their greatest comfort by the end.
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I think Mary represented the town to George and his “ true calling”. From the start Mary knew she belonged with George and he belonged with her. She sees in him someone worthy and above the rest of the crop. She sees in him the goodness that he cannot find in himself that’s beyond artifice, or materialism, or status. I guess it is akin to a Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins relationship in that they need one another. Without George, Mary is a whole different person and without Mary, there would be no one present to champion the town to resolve his troubles. I see her more as the Aunty Em to George’s Dorothy. They both represent the place that their respective protagonist thought they should leave but found to be their greatest comfort by the end.