tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post9214694209037727486..comments2024-02-13T12:54:34.770-05:00Comments on Flowers of Quiet Happiness: Literary Heroines :: Anne Elliot Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-72639089406648484802015-04-21T15:29:58.586-04:002015-04-21T15:29:58.586-04:00Absolutely, Kelpie! Of course, since it's a fa...Absolutely, Kelpie! Of course, since it's a favorite of mine, you knew I'd say that. :) But I do think it a wonderful story well worth reading!Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-15368536238200851292015-04-21T15:28:55.758-04:002015-04-21T15:28:55.758-04:00Thank you, Kami! That picture at the top is amazin...Thank you, Kami! That picture at the top is amazing. The artist did a fabulous job! :) Anne is just awesome, isn't she? Watching her gain confidence in herself and find the love of her life again is so wonderful. It made me happy when I found out you enjoyed the book! :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-82690788145970924732015-04-21T15:25:58.988-04:002015-04-21T15:25:58.988-04:00Thanks, Liane. And yes! The way she's treated ...Thanks, Liane. And yes! The way she's treated and overlooked in the beginning of the story just breaks my heart. Including the Musgroves! They were kind, but they didn't really view her as someone other than a confidant or a peace-maker. <br /><br />I confess that it took me a while to thinking and analyzing her character before I decided that she does journey to find herself. At least, that's how I viewed it. She gains confidence in herself. Which is just lovely to watch! :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-58304655991140477322015-04-21T15:21:54.965-04:002015-04-21T15:21:54.965-04:00Thanks, Hamlette! :)
That's exactly what I wa...Thanks, Hamlette! :)<br /><br />That's exactly what I was trying to say. There are so many things that contributed to her journey, Captain Wentworth being only one of them. Each of those people impacted her, even if she didn't realize how much. Because I'm not certain she actually does realize what a difference they make in her life, at least not at first. She slowly starts coming into her own and realizing her own potential. And that she is attractive to the opposite sex. As you said, Captain Benwick and Mr. Eliot both help in that regard. Even though she never harbored any true attraction for them, I think they boosted her confidence a lot.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-32188439581467372702015-03-24T19:03:42.982-04:002015-03-24T19:03:42.982-04:00I love that picture at the top! As you know, I'...I love that picture at the top! As you know, I've recently discovered Persuasion, and I LOVE IT! I can't get enough. I've watched 2 movies, and I just finished reading Captain Wentworth's Diary. I love Anne's character development too, and I think her family takes her for granted. She is a strong and quiet, and I love that about her. Great post!Kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-78738712593172390182015-03-23T11:43:21.174-04:002015-03-23T11:43:21.174-04:00Wonderful post, Kara, and great observations about...Wonderful post, Kara, and great observations about the character! I never thought about her charcter journey being one of finding herself, though I did think about how at the end she does step out of that "overlooked" element she was in in early in the novel, finds happiness, and is no longer lonely. It also pains me reading the early chapters where everyone pretty much overlooks her, even the Musgroves (however kind they were towards her).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-88330892107731977942015-03-19T17:38:52.263-04:002015-03-19T17:38:52.263-04:00(She doesn't show her extraordinariness to jus...<i>(She doesn't show her extraordinariness to just anyone.)</i><br /><br />Love that! So perfectly put.<br /><br />And I think you're right, that even were Captain Wentworth not back on the scene, Anne would have come into her own a bit more, have unfolded more and more. If he were not there, Captain Benwick still would be, and Mr. Elliot would still be there, bringing her forward, making Sir Walter and Elizabeth notice her more. Would she have married Mr. Elliot? No, but she might have found someone like Benwick who valued her, and had a comfortable and happy life with him.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-44885752658718706502015-03-18T18:49:02.288-04:002015-03-18T18:49:02.288-04:00Yes! That's it exactly. Anne is very smart and...Yes! That's it exactly. Anne is very smart and this book is well worth reading. Glad you like it as well, Jewels! :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-48219239762201035622015-03-18T09:34:24.001-04:002015-03-18T09:34:24.001-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jewels Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08989223526263382026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-17650577022907089292015-03-18T09:32:56.655-04:002015-03-18T09:32:56.655-04:00Persuasion was my first Austen read as well. I had...Persuasion was my first Austen read as well. I had tried P&P when I was 17 but it struck me as fluffy. I was so young and naive! But Persuasion captured me because it struck me as smart, and that was thanks to Anne.Jewels Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08989223526263382026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-49976037406441555892015-03-17T07:12:41.839-04:002015-03-17T07:12:41.839-04:00You know, I just realized I have never read Persua...You know, I just realized I have never read Persuasion. It is the only book of Austin's that I have not read and I do not know why. Time to get it I guess!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com