▁( F anny ' s ▁land l ady ), ▁Mrs ▁Cole , ▁Will , ▁Mr ▁H — ▁and ▁Mr ▁Nor bert . ▁The ▁pro se ▁includes ▁long ▁sentences ▁with ▁many ▁sub ordinate ▁cla uses . ▁Its ▁mor ality ▁is ▁conventional ▁for ▁the ▁time , ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁den oun ces ▁sod omy , ▁f row ns ▁upon ▁vice ▁and ▁appro ves ▁of ▁only ▁heter osex ual ▁un ions ▁based ▁upon ▁mut ual ▁love . ▁ ▁Analysis ▁The ▁plot ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁' oper atic ' ▁by ▁John ▁Holland er , ▁who ▁said ▁that ▁" the ▁book ' s ▁language ▁and ▁its ▁protagon ist ' s ▁character ▁are ▁its ▁greatest ▁virt ues ." ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁critic ▁Fel icity ▁A . ▁N uss baum ▁describes ▁the ▁girls ▁in ▁Mrs ▁Cole ' s ▁bro th el ▁as ▁"' a ▁little ▁tro op ▁of ▁love ' ▁who ▁provide ▁compl iments , ▁car esses , ▁and ▁con gr at ulation ▁to ▁their ▁fellow ▁wh ores ' ▁er otic ▁achiev ements ". ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁literary ▁critic ▁Thomas ▁Hol mes , ▁F anny ▁and ▁Mrs ▁Cole ▁see ▁the ▁hom osex ual ▁act ▁thus ly : ▁" the ▁act ▁sub ver ts ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁hierarchy ▁of ▁the ▁male ▁over ▁the ▁female , ▁but ▁also ▁what ▁they ▁consider ▁nature ' s ▁law ▁regarding ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁inter course ▁and ▁pro cre ation ". ▁ ▁Th emes ▁and ▁genre ▁ ▁Met onym y ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁numerous ▁sch ol ars ▁who ▁claim ▁that ▁F anny ' s ▁name ▁refers ▁to