tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post3618502169015261448..comments2024-03-29T03:04:00.853-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: They're better raw - the great FortunataAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-37075370718004936182012-11-12T21:36:03.539-06:002012-11-12T21:36:03.539-06:00Yes, a huge pain. She is not the hermit saint, bu...Yes, a huge pain. She is not the hermit saint, but an entirely plausible version of the good works kind. She never lets it drop, never gives you a break.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-47107438785198046232012-11-12T21:31:15.472-06:002012-11-12T21:31:15.472-06:00And no matter how good you think Guillermina is, s...And no matter how good you think Guillermina is, she provides a self-reproach on sainthood. Like I noted in my post on the real-world basis for her, or if I didn't mention it then...you'd have to be a real pain in everyone's purse (and other areas) to warrant such a tribute.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-11937213786815068172012-11-11T21:50:22.162-06:002012-11-11T21:50:22.162-06:00That's one way the title is a trick - Fortunat...That's one way the title is a trick - Fortunata and Jacinta hardly ever meet. An amusing trick.<br /><br />Guillermina is a marvelous saint, a lifelike one in that she is quite annoying. No matter how good you think you are, she is a living reproach.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-39547398043839068382012-11-11T15:07:06.330-06:002012-11-11T15:07:06.330-06:00The idea of sainthood seems to be very important, ...The idea of sainthood seems to be very important, especially late in the novel. Fortunata, Guillermo, Maurice and Segismund are all saints' names. All martyrs, too, interestingly enough.<br /><br />Yes, the egg scene is weird and disgusting and sexual, and it's at that very moment our hero Juanito decides to pursue Fortunata. So, huh. Also a neat bit of foreshadowing with the egg shell sucked empty and then smashed against the wall.<br /><br />Juanito's encounters with Fortunata all interrupt events of daily life; Jacinta never steps into a normal domestic scene with Fortunata.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-28126764156745319932012-11-09T21:20:25.628-06:002012-11-09T21:20:25.628-06:00I'll have to think about that some more.
Me t...<i>I'll have to think about that some more.</i><br /><br />Me too! I kept messing with the idea of writing about this - sainthood, Mauricia's visions, something related to religion - but kept retreating.<br /><br />The egg scene is a killer. Weird, disgusting, sexually loaded, alive.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-77437812304043235512012-11-09T12:09:25.803-06:002012-11-09T12:09:25.803-06:00I'm closing in on the end of the book now. As ...I'm closing in on the end of the book now. As Tom said a couple of days ago, it really does become Fortunata's story as it goes along, and her character really fills out in Books II and III. <br /><br />The egg scene really is memorable, and the symbolism works on a couple of levels. <br /><br />It's interesting that when Fortunata and Jacinta are in the same scene, there's often a strong religious significance to the plot action. I'll have to think about that some more.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-48001794440300133702012-11-09T09:51:04.584-06:002012-11-09T09:51:04.584-06:00I know I gush over it but that's one of my fav...I know I gush over it but that's one of my favorite "introductions" of a character in all of literature. The symbolism is so heavy but it still works.<br /><br />My pleasure in hosting this and I'm glad additional people have discovered the novel and it looks like some more will later. It deserves the audience.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.com