2. Mexico was mentioned inside Chapter XXX by Frederick Hale as he was recounting some of his adventures there while he was in the navy.

3. Mexico is a country in North America and the third largest in Latin America. In the 19th century before Gaskell wrote North and South, Britain was the first European great power to acknowledge Mexico's independence.

4. Mexico's place in the novel continues to show the wider world that surrounds England. Even as many individuals live somewhat solitary lives, the greater world still reaches them regardless. The mention also showcases the distance that Frederick Hale kept from England and the subsequent stress that cause his family.

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“Mexico.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 26 Mar. 2021, www.britannica.com/place/Mexico.

Central Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/mexico/#introduction.