Truth About Washington Square

This novel is a intellectualized version of an ill fated love story which may seem dull and actionless to many due to the absence of love triangles, lusty love sences, violence, drugs, or some kind of ultimately pointless drama that we crave today, but to others this is a true masterpiece which explores the psychological aspects of every single character and shamelessly unveils their disfunctions, rarely done in modern literature and films.<br> Dr. Sloper is the father of a young woman catherine he is a medical doctor and his views are very technical he knows someone just by their exterior as a doctor in that time he had to diagnose illnesses by examining the anatomy so therefore when Moriss townsend enters the picture to sweep catherine off her feet with his charmingly handsom good looks he rejects moriss because he looks very handsom on the outside but moriss has no career no money and catherine is a daughter of a very wealthy Doctor and deceased mother. He immediately accuses moriss of being mercenary. Since catherine is afraid of her father and she is very timid and shy of the real world she can not break free into her own identity and is supressed by her father, and recoils her love and passion for moriss for 30 years. All meanwhile Mrs aunt penniman is Dr slopers meddling sister who is one of those couchpotato old hags that sit around all day and watch soap operas accept here her soap opera is catherines affairs with moriss and she enjoys taking the position of "messenger" between them without ever being instructed or hinted towards. <br>