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As
the wife and co-owner of Walnut Grove's General Store, Harriet
Oleson is a shrewd businesswoman. Never one to sympathize with
her customers who do not have enough cash to pay for local goods,
Harriet insists that her husband not allow people to have store
credit. Her snobbery, nosey and gossiping ways are more than
Nels can handle. But his disapproval certainly doesn't stop
her elitist behavior. She is quick to instill the same superior
thoughts and behavior to her two bratty children. Though she
contends to be a good Christian woman, she consistently holds
disdain for people with financial troubles, especially the Ingalls.
They are among her least favorite people. But it's just possible
that her feelings of disregard are really feelings of jealously
for the upright Ingall family. |
