Go? Are you kidding?
“Of course, she didn’t actually want to go.” (Page 102) What do you think of Prudie not wanting to go to Paris? Is it understandable or absurd?
posted by MamaChristy at
11:15 AM
posted by MamaChristy at
11:15 AM
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4 Comments:
I think it is both understandable and absurd. Given her bizarre background with her mother and all of the made-up trips and parties, I can see how she would probably think that the reality of Paris could never live up to the fiction that she has in her mind. She's likely to even be right: it wouldn't be like she imagined because very few things in life go just as we think they might.
But at the same time, I would have liked to see Prudie embrace real experiences a little more. Wouldn't that be the very best way to rebell against her mother?
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MamaChristy, at 6:41 PM
But her imagination was the safe environment - she had complete control over everything; how would she have reacted if the plane had malfunctioned?
I find it sad that she could not break out of that habbit.
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E, at 7:55 PM
Oooo, MC -- thank you. I never thought about that in connection with her mom. (duh!)
I really kind of liked Prudie the best, I think. I don't know why, bc she really wasn't very likeable, but I thought she was quirkily funny and, in some twisted way, I got her. Haven't we all had a time when we've been looking forward to something so much that it's built into mythic proportions, and then the actual event is a let down? I know I have.
I read Prudie's fear of going as a big fish/little pond thing. As long as she never actually went to France, she could feel like a big fish around her friends and spouse by dropping in french phrases and talking about how wonderful the culture was. If she went, she'd probably find out her command of the language and her own importance weren't quite what she thought. Like MC pointed out, Prudie's made-up world was always better.
OK, does anyone here watch King of the Hill? I'm thinking of a parallel between Prudie and Peggy Hill, substitute SPanish teacher of the year, for those of you that know what I'm talking about. (If you don't, never mind. Just watch the show sometime. The Texans among us are guaranteed to love it.)
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JenniNapa, at 10:21 AM
Well said. I don't really have anything different to add. :)
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mamashine, at 5:29 AM
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