Friday, February 10, 2012
Rainbows and butterflies.
Sometimes when I read, I try to find life lessons in the text. This book reaffirms my ideas and notions about marriage and relationships. I suppose I am not quite old-fashioned enough to agree with the relationships in the novels we have read. I am rather bothered by how quickly people are willing to marry each other in these books. When Dorothea accepts Casaubon's proposal, it seems very abrupt and impulsive to me. I suppose that's just how it was back then. I guess it was the norm to marry quickly like that... but from my personal past experience with relationships, I have found that rushing things very rarely (or never) works out. Is that the lesson we're supposed to gather from this book? Is something going to go wrong and we will all know not to rush things? Or by some magical miracle is there going to be a happy ending with rainbows, butterflies, and perfect relationships? I suppose we shall see... but I am definitely doubting the rainbows and butterflies. (They would be nice though. Just saying.)
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I love that! If that was all this book was about then why all of the long descriptive passages, get on with it Eliot!!! Anyway, I agree with you on the jumping into marriage thing. That theme is worn out now. I am hoping that Dorothea and Will hook up. They seem to be able to listen to each other and respect each other, although Will is definitely infatuated with Dorothea. But aren't men supposed to be infatuated with us?
ReplyDeleteI wish they would hook up too. I like Will. He seems adorable :) Stupid Casaubon just had to get in the way...
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