Mission Of Mercy By Esther Lipnick

In the story “Mission of Mercy” by Esther Lipnick, the main character, Florence Nightingale, is a very independent and headstrong woman, who is also very clean. She likes to have things her own way, and is very proper when it comes to cleanliness and discipline. She encourages good behavior and responsibility, as shown in the beginning.

This shows that shes responsible because she cares about cleanliness, and she shows it at the beginning of the story (scene 1-2). She was being responsible and saw to it that it was done. “You’re learning the importance of cleanliness—I’ll never be able to stress that too strongly.” Taking initiative is a hard task, especially for a woman in that time frame (1837). The oppression of women was still happening at that time, even if it was cruel. When you read Mission of Mercy, it’s almost as if it was nonexistent. This plays a big part in the story because it gives you a sense of time and meaning, because nothing would have been cleaned or in order.

Then why is it so hard to make them understand? Why did Dr. Hall oppose you so?” “My dear girl—that’s an age old question. Man still believes that a woman’s place is in the home.” This statement proves that these were the problems women had back then. She was not headstrong, which saved her job. If she hadn’t been stubborn or demanding, she would most likely not be working in that hospital anymore, but rather be back home with her parents, cooking and cleaning for them (if she didn’t have a