The theme "the present is a product of the past" is a common theme in literature. It means that everything that happens presently is an effect of something that happened in the past. This theme is present in the Mill on the Floss because of a few reasons. The families, land, and even the mill have a lot of history in them. Maggie always thought of her childhood as precious and that made her the way she was as a grown woman. In the novel the past is not something that can be escaped. It is something that Tullivers think is necessary. It is apparent that if one does not know their own past, they cannot form their character.
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The theme "the present is a product of the past" is a common theme in literature. It means that everything that happens presently is an effect of something that happened in the past. This theme is present in the Mill on the Floss because of a few reasons. The families, land, and even the mill have a lot of history in them. Maggie always thought of her childhood as precious and that made her the way she was as a grown woman. In the novel the past is not something that can be escaped. It is something that Tullivers think is necessary. It is apparent that if one does not know their own past, they cannot form their character.
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