You made a very good point

Which shows the limitation of one's understanding of stories. When I read the book, I was struck by Zeena's selfishness and insensitivity to Mattie's situation. Once that kind of impression took hold in my mind, I couldn't remove it. I read the book only once and thought it an excellent book and a moving story.

Based on what you saw in the movie and other sources, I think you are correct. What I wrote reflects more of my feelings at the times when I read the stories.

Thanks for reading and the thoughtful analysis.

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• Wharton is one of the authors whom I admire the most. -北京二號- ♀ (665 bytes) () 09/02/2012 postreply 20:39:59

• 剛讀完Ethen Frome, 有點明白為什麽Zeena給你那樣的印象了。 -北京二號- ♀ (477 bytes) () 09/03/2012 postreply 17:43:28

• You read fast! -bmdn- ♀ (340 bytes) () 09/03/2012 postreply 18:06:52

• But she still is not a bad person to me. Will write my reasoning -北京二號- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/03/2012 postreply 19:40:31