Framley Parsonage
Chapters 28 to 30

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Chapter 28
Dr. Thorne

Gods and giants
The gods and giants were enemies in Greek mythology.  The giants fought (and lost) a war to gain possession of both the gods' home, Mount Olympus, and the gods' power.  [JC & RR]
 King of the gods, chief of the giants
Lord Brock, the old Prime Minister, is the king of the gods, and Lord De Terrier, the new one is the chief of the giants.  [JC]
 

Chapter 29
Miss Dunstable at Home

Gods and giants
Trollope uses the gods and giants motif to address the difference between the politics of men and women.  Miss Dunstable tells Sir George, "The men divide the world into gods and giants.  We women have our divisions also.  We are saints or sinners according to our party.  The worst of it is that we rat almost as often as you do."  The gods and giants represent the political parties of Victorian England.  Miss Dunstable tells us that the society of women also divides itself into parties, after a fashion.
OED  [TH]
A small god speaking of the giants
The "small god" speaks of the possible dissolution of the house.  His election campaign will be expensive.  It is interesting that he is not mentioned by name but is described as belonging to the party of the gods and having an expensive constituency.  [TH]
 

Chapter 30
The Grantly Triumph

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