tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29123701.post8980011276310414961..comments2011-03-26T21:32:23.352+01:00Comments on join the road: Villette read-a-long week 2 : Stranger in a Strange LandCharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12649231555848717698noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29123701.post-76253078520067028442011-02-27T11:18:43.066+01:002011-02-27T11:18:43.066+01:00Oh I agree entirely about Lucy's determination...Oh I agree entirely about Lucy's determination and courage. I haven't really talked about it in my own posts, but have left comments on other blogs when it has been discussed. Even in today's connected world, undertaking a journey such as Lucy's would be a plucky decision; but in her day, with uncertain transport (and Charlotte certainly makes us aware of the scary difficulties when she is boarding the boat) it was an extremely brave thing to do.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649231555848717698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29123701.post-88028512247496003472011-02-27T03:33:26.402+01:002011-02-27T03:33:26.402+01:00I agree with you about her intelligence being a gr...I agree with you about her intelligence being a great help to her, but so is her determination and courage. Those are the traits which I admire most in our Lucy Snowe, although sometimes I wish her passivity wasn't quite so evident.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29123701.post-34172473739916374952011-02-17T22:29:15.634+01:002011-02-17T22:29:15.634+01:00there is a lot of differences pinpointed in this s...there is a lot of differences pinpointed in this section of the book. But what do these differences tell us about our narrator? I've got some ideas, but I've also got a bunch of questions.<br /><br />I've posted about these chapters here: http://savvyverseandwit.com/2011/02/villette-by-charlotte-bronte-read-a-long-week-2.htmlSerenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745809545249574387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29123701.post-43036383487947040272011-02-17T21:52:48.079+01:002011-02-17T21:52:48.079+01:00Loved the photo os the Pensionnat Heger! Didn'...Loved the photo os the Pensionnat Heger! Didn't you feel that Lucy was being too negative about her new home? That was what struck me more, but maybe I'm over-sensitive because I now live in Brussels.Alex (The Sleepless Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03083761152675156469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29123701.post-73256554391442318822011-02-17T21:52:22.966+01:002011-02-17T21:52:22.966+01:00Loved the photo os the Pensionnat Heger! Didn'...Loved the photo os the Pensionnat Heger! Didn't you feel that Lucy was being too negative about her new home? That was what struck me more, but maybe I'm over-sensitive because I now live in Brussels.Alex (The Sleepless Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03083761152675156469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29123701.post-83741700770338846682011-02-17T18:35:24.203+01:002011-02-17T18:35:24.203+01:00I agree with how well Bronte did at making us feel...I agree with how well Bronte did at making us feel nervous for Lucy arriving in a strange land where she didn't know the language. I was thinking about that as I read. In my opinion it comes from the depth of Bronte actually having lived that experience, which so many women were not able to have (and then write a published work about it) back then.<br /><br /> I still cannot place Madame. I try to get a good picture of all characters in my mind as I am reading, and she is fuzzy for me. Not so much her appearance as her personality. I have no idea what to expect from her. It actually makes it a bit more exciting!Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863174371731131344noreply@blogger.com