Knight’s arrogance and her condescending personality
A keen observation shows that, Knight, while keeping notes in her diary, thinks quite a lot about her readers back at home. Therefore, in a way that makes her a public pleaser. Her condescending manners turn into sarcastic comments in the travel journal. Moreover, she is aware that her scoffer attitude will amuse her relatives and her neighbors. Also, Knight uses her mockery as a strategy to protect herself from the "unknown".
Since she grows up in an elite atmosphere and marries a wealthy husband, her social experience is restricted only with people from her social level. So, to make herself comfortable, she decides to make fun of people and situations. In his essay, Sargent Bush Jr.,
A keen observation shows that, Knight, while keeping notes in her diary, thinks quite a lot about her readers back at home. Therefore, in a way that makes her a public pleaser. Her condescending manners turn into sarcastic comments in the travel journal. Moreover, she is aware that her scoffer attitude will amuse her relatives and her neighbors. Also, Knight uses her mockery as a strategy to protect herself from the "unknown".
Since she grows up in an elite atmosphere and marries a wealthy husband, her social experience is restricted only with people from her social level. So, to make herself comfortable, she decides to make fun of people and situations. In his essay, Sargent Bush Jr.,