Tuesday, March 4, 2008
La Blase Fee Verte
I absolutely love our class discussions, as no matter how I felt about a particular story coming in, I find some new way to appreciate it before the class is overwith. Now, I am not the one presenting "La Fee Verte," so I won't go too deep into it. Maybe it was just the circumstances in which I read it, but the tale wasn't nearly as enthralling as most others we have read. My initial reaction after finishing it was just a nod and a golf-clap. The plot's focus on Victorine's unrequited love for a girl who was practically a figment of one's imagination felt... in the way? No, I'm not sure how to say it. Maybe if anyone else feels a twinge of something they can help elucidate this feeling. I did enjoy the historical quality to it; I definitely read believingly, without questioning whether the author had any idea that's the way the atmosphere felt in the late 1800's. The character of Victorine was very real as well. She always made sure she was in complete control over her life, and always got what she wanted, except (for many moons) for that elusive La Fee Verte, the mysterious seer I just couldn't bring myself to care about. I guess if someone knew absolutely everything that was going to happen/happened, she would have a sort of indifferent look on something such as a momentarily jilted lover, and just about every aspect of life would seem to her as "only shadows," which should not be feared. Still, she felt so unreal and I still have no idea what her deal is. Is she really a faerie's descendant? What does everyone else think of her character?
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hmmm... i dont' know if she was a faery descendent. I'm leaning towards no... but i definitely think she was real. The way she told stories about people, maybe she just wanted to create a story about herself that wasn't real for a change... that's a thought. Victorine got on my nerves slightly because of her pompous attitude and inability to cope with the hard times. ugh, stupid woman. she could've helped people with the money from her jewelry, but she was too into herself. ugh
I mentioned this in a previous comment, and I absolutely agree with you guys about the characters in this story. They were all...lacking something. I couldn't connect with them at all, so I never cared about the story itself. *shrug*
I agree with you guys. I think she was real, but rather poorly developed. I didn't really develop any strong feelings in favor of or against Victorine OR la Fee Verte. Victorine was nothing more than a spoiled pampered child and I couldn't have cared less whether or not she lived or died mourning la Fee Verte. And she was was just as annoying. Who was she? where did her powers, if you can even call them powers, come from. Everything else (almost) has had characters who use their "talents" for good or bad. She was just kind of blah.
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