But nonetheless, they keep the gun and ammunition. In fact, she decided it is better to be without a house (which the narrator claims is too delapidated to be usable, but which rings completely untrue), without its furnishings (including a bath that has saved their psyche for endless days), without their garden that has proven remarkably useful, and without intellectual development (despite its proven value throughout every minute of the day). Despite the narrator's constant dependence on books, she somehow arrives at the conclusion that it is better to be without them. They survive because of good instincts, inner strength, and the availability of invaluable written information. Both girls are smart, each in her own way. What bothered me was the contrived ending that fit neither the characters nor reality.
If it's going to bother you, don't read it. The scene itself fit both the characters and the situation - I won't condemn the book for that portrayal. Beautiful work!Ī lot of criticism has been levied against this book for its one short sexual scene between the two sisters. I hated to finish the book because I felt that I was losing a friend or at least moving away from home.
And I believe that the framework of the plot just serves as a springboard for exploring the human experience in a certain light. I think that even a man could see himself through Nell's view of the world. I don't think readers should get caught up in the 'feminist' aspect or the 'plausibility of plot' concept. They are the sounds of splitting cells, of bonding atoms, the sounds of the waxing moon and the forming stars". "They are sounds that move the earth, the sounds that give voice to the deep, violent fissures in the bark of the redwoods. As Eva groans against the violent pain, Nell thinks. For instance, Eva's civilized and refined dancer's stamina pales and appears weak in comparison to her endurance of pain during childbirth. And it reminds the reader that nations can come and go, but mankind is much stronger and far more beautiful when pressed to accept his true nature. This novel makes you want to turn inward, disconnect your phone, and absorb all the preserved knowledge that you can ingest. And it reminds you that we are certainly overlooking the really beautiful and fundamental gifts from nature to grab at unnecessary things in this so-called civilization in which we live. This is a novel that encourages you to preserve and cherish the natural world. I am not prone to crying while reading a novel, but Hegland brings the characters so close to you, that I felt I was suffering with them.
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