Introduction Chapter One Clarissa's Rebellion: Never to Be the Family Property Ⅰ.The Effect of the Grandfather's Legacy Ⅱ.The Harlowe Family's Concern with Property Ⅲ.Family Pressure vs.Lovelace's Help Chapter Two Clarissa's Resistance Against Lovelace: Partnership or Possession Ⅰ.Lovelace's Status Ⅱ.Clarissa's Situation Ⅲ.The Rape as Brutal Possession Chapter Three The Process of Clarissa's Triumph of Seifhood Ⅰ.Responses to the Rape Ⅱ.Clarissa's New Situation Ⅲ.Clarissa's Triumph Afterword Works Cited Acknowledgements