Give a character sketch of Mary Burton about 40 to 60 words.

Mary Burton is the wife of Gulliver. He does not spends much time with her. She tells him not to go back to sea, but he still leaves her and goes on  a new voyage. Mary Burton puts up with Gulliver without complaints and raises the children by herself. Actually, Gulliver's wife has a function in the novel as a symbol of the home that Gulliver has no interest in living in.    

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