Sissy Jupe, too, is used to show the failure of cramming to educate a girl of quick intellect and strong emotions.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
So Jupe was kept to it, and became low-spirited, but no wiser.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
The keen edge of Dickens's sarcasm will be felt when it is remembered that Sissy Jupe was born among horses, had lived with them, played with them, and ridden them all her life, but was "ignorant of the commonest facts regarding a horse."
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes