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They all exist in part to educate the reader in some manner; as Fielding states in his introduction to the first book, "Examples work more forcibly on the Mind then Precepts". By showing us examples of miscreance he seeks, in an almost classical manner, to dissuade us from following the paths chosen by the characters he narrates. The story of Leonora, to use an example, contains an proposal for marriage which is quite improper in its social context; Mrs Slipslop exclaims "it is a sign he knew very little of our Sect", thereby informing any male readers that the example given above should be avoided if they ever desire to propose to a woman. Interestingly, this very example is denounced by Mrs Grave-airs as something which "made her sick", perhaps an indication by Fielding that she is a character of little desire to learn; we know from our previous encounters with her that she is very closed-minded and selfish (her refusal to let Joseph enter the coach with her, for
