Girly man Flory

For some reason, Flory really irks me. I am not sure why, but he seems to just seems to some think he so much bigger than he is. For example, he imagines that he "saves" Elizabeth from the water buffalo, even though it was just drinking water from a pond. Similarly, he seems to somehow pride himself as the man in the relationship, but when he takes Elizabeth hunting, she scores on her first try, even after he explains to her how difficult it is, as if he were some sort of master. Because of this, she makes him look kind of silly when she, a woman, hits on the first try. Flory just seems to be a rather weak man who imagines himself somehow superior to everyone else.

While I am thinking about people I hate, I strongly dislike Mrs. Lakersteen as well. I certainly do not like Elizabeth, but I don't really hate her. Rather, I view her as the object of Mrs. Lakersteen and therefore can only consider her guilty by association. Mrs. Lakersteen is the most scheming and selfish person I have seen in the book. She tells Elizabeth who she has to pretend to love, simply based on that person social status, or even a title. I don't like anyone in this book, but she might be the worst...