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Squire Western is Sophia's father and one of the most
delightful characters in Tom Jones. A bundle of unbridled
instincts who spends much of his time hunting, Western sometimes
functions as another father figure for Tom, who shares his
vitality and lack of restraint.

The squire is crude and boorish, with a violent temper and
almost as violent an affection for his friends, relations, and
animals. He loves his daughter so much that he comes to prefer
her to his hunting dogs--high praise from him. He likes Tom as
well. Despite his affections, greed prevents him from letting
the couple marry. Instead, he insists Sophia marry Blifil for
money. Not until Tom is declared Squire Allworthy's true heir
does he agree to Sophia's marrying his young friend.

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TOM JONES: SOPHIA WESTERN

Sophia is Squire Western's daughter, Tom Jones' true love,
and the heroine of Tom Jones. She is lovely, kind, and bright,
without the biting wit or cynicism of so many others in the
novel. The noted twentieth-century novelist Somerset Maugham
said Sophia is "...as delightful a young woman as has ever
enchanted a reader of fiction. She is simple, but not silly;
virtuous, but no prude; she has character, determination and
courage; she has a loving heart." The character of Sophia was
based on Fielding's first wife, Charlotte Cradock, whom he loved
dearly. Sophia's name means wisdom, and in the novel she
functions as an emblem of wisdom. Perhaps because of this, some
readers find her too idealized.

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TOM JONES: MRS. BRIDGET (ALLWORTHY) BLIFIL

Squire Allworthy's sister and the mother of Master Blifil,
she's pompous and sanctimonious, and she despises both her
husband, Captain Blifil, and their son. She does, however, bear
a surprising affection for the young Tom Jones. That affection
is explained at the end of the book when, years after her death,
she is revealed as Tom's mother, having conceived him during an
affair with a young visitor to the Allworthy estate, Mr.
Summer.

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TOM JONES: CAPTAIN BLIFIL

The Captain is Master Blifil's father and Bridget Allworthy's
husband. He's introduced into the Allworthy household by his
greedy brother, Dr. Blifil, who hopes the Captain can win
Bridget's hand and thus be in line to inherit Allworthy's