Philip has a deformity, a hump on his back, that makes him something of an outcast in society. Her dearest friend in the world is none other than Philip Wakem, son of the dreaded Mr. She has adopted a philosopher of selflessness that she has taken from a medieval monk. Maggie devotes her life to her ill father-the loss of his lawsuit is what made him ill-and her feckless mother. Although the Tullivers can go on living in the same house at the mill, they have lost all their furniture and household possessions but, more importantly, they have lost their standing in the world, a thing that is very important to people of their class. Wakem, but he agrees to the arrangement for the sake of his wife and Tom and Maggie. Wakem buys the mill and agrees and pay Mr. Waken, is unreasonable and refuses to seek a middle ground with the man he sees as the devil incarnate. Tulliver, blinded by his feelings of hatred for Mr.

Tulliver believes he will win his case, but he doesn’t and the family loses everything. Wakem involving water rights on the river where the mill is situated.

Tulliver is involved in a lawsuit with the wealthy Mr. They have a happy childhood until tragedy intervenes and the family is faced with financial ruin. The Tullivers are simple country folk who live modestly but comfortably. He has a not-very-bright wife named Bessie and a son, Tom, and a daughter, Maggie. He owns a picturesque little mill on the River Floss.

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