In which book does Michael Henchard auction his wife and child?
The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003 film) characters to get past the accidents of fate as in a Christian morality play. Difficult dilemmas require each character to summon up an enormous amount of forgiveness which, in many instances, is impossible to achieve. As in the original story, Michael Henchard, in a drunken moment, auctions his wife, Susan, and infant child to a passing seaman. Years later, Susan meets up with an apparently contrite Henchard and their future could have been set on a positive path had Henchard been able to get past his ingrained selfishness. But Henchard cannot. Henchard reverts to his original stubborn and unyielding character,
Child auction Child auction Child auction (, ) was a historical practice in Sweden and Finland during the 19th and early 20th Century, in which orphan and poor children were boarded out in auctions. The children were handed over to the person asking least money from the authorities. The compensation was determined in descending English auctions, where the children were present. The lowest bidder became the child's foster-parent and was compensated with an annual amount equal to his bid. The foster-parents provided the child the housing, upbringing and education, but the children were often used as a child labour. Specially in the