LAST BLOG!

This does not really have anything to do with my position as connector, but I would like to point something out. Does it not seem that by the end of the story Carton is portrayed to be more of a central character than any of the other main characters? Throughout the story we could only really get into Lucie’s, Lorry’s, the Doctor’s and a few others thoughts. But now at the end of the story, we got inside Carton’s head and were able to see what he was thinking.

Anyway, now to be the connector. In a very distant way, because we all know that this story’s events were no way near as significant… the sacrafice that Carton made for Lucie, Darnay, Dr. Manette and Lorry could somewhat be related to the sacrafice that Jesus Christ had made on the cross for everyone in the world. Throughout Jesus’ time spent human on earth, he taught people of God and guided them in the correct direction to eventually get to heaven. Even though Carton may have not seemed like a huge main character, he was still there to help and enfluence people. And lastly, when Jesus had died and sacraficed himself for us on the cross, this is similar to Carton disguising himself and then sacrificing himself to save Lucie, Darnay, the doctor and Lorry. Do you agree with me? (Or laugh at me, haha) Can any of you think of another way that the two are similar?

Hope you guys enjoyed this book as much as I did………………………………

-Leah Sevco

          Although the book Return of the Nativehas many similarities to many other works of literature, I believe that it most resembles the situations that arose in The Fiddler on the Roof. Many of the characters in Fiddler on the Roof were supposed to marry certain people because of their money or royalty. Like how Thomasin married Wildeve but probably likes the reddleman more. Also, being interested in someone who you aren’t supposed to marry is a big deal. Back then your parents wanted to marry the person they picked for you no matter what. Or, if you picked that person you can not change your mind. This was obvious when Thomasin said she would marry Wildeve because she had already agreed to it and that she shouldn’t change her mind. I also believe that like Fiddler on the Roof one of the couples are going to run away because they want to be married but their parents won’t let them.

So, i ask you this, do you believe that one of the couples are going to be forced to run away if they want to be together?

Also, why do you think people were so strict about marriage back then?