I'm sure you all read the book already and are sick and tired of the summaries; that's why I took it upon myself to do things a little differently. I'm going to post the points in the story that are important or have changed, etc etc.., you'll get the the drift when you start reading the points (hopefully)... so here goes:
- Hilda and her daughter Ellen lost their home to the bombs in London. Hilda's parents died because the bombs.
- Hilda wears her mother's chain and crucifix though neither she nor her mother was religious. Though her mother had worn the necklace because she felt it had protected her, Hilda believed in no such thing.
- Mabel, Hilda's friend, let's Hilda and Ellen stay with her until they leave to go to Gertie's farm. Mabel doesn't trust or approve of Gertie.
- As they settled down at the small farm, Ellen realizes a fascination for animals, and, because of that, Hilda believes she has made the right decision.
- Gertie and Hilda share a childhood together, where Hilda's mom was housekeeping for Gertie's father.
- Something about Gertie made the community as a whole deject her. Even her father, a religious man, saw her as an abomination in God's eyes. Nevertheless, Hilda didn't judge Gertie and still trusted her.
Question: Why was Hilda so set against believing in God or her mom's necklace? And since she didn't, why did Hilda still wear the crucifix?
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Let me tell you my conjecture ...the reason she wears is...... No ,I don't know the answer..
ReplyDeletei'm sorry Mrs.Shabana, but that just won't do...
ReplyDeletelet's wait and see who does know ;)
thank you Nour so much, your idea of writing down important notes about the story is very beneficial and interesting.KEEP IT UP Noor :):)
ReplyDeleteProbably because the necklace didnt protect her mother from death ? :P
ReplyDeleteand she wears it becuase her mom and her grandmother used to wear it thinking it will protect them.
TA-DA ! ;D
Ok i think your post was more or less the summary...
ReplyDeleteAnyways..."Something about Gertie made the community as a whole deject her" really?? why didn't you mention that she was apparently GAY.Now that's an important point you've missed out on!!!
I think the reason Hilda didn't believe in god is that she, as a child, was so bored of being forced to go to church with Gertie.
She obviously wore her mother's crucifix because her mother wore it all the time and Hilda felt like if she wore it, she would be linked some how to her deceased mother...
&& Mrs. shabana, I didn't really believe you when u said you don't know the answer. For i believe that you know all the answers!!
I agree with Zeinab!
ReplyDeleteShe wore it probably because she felt that maybe if she did, her mother would be watching over her
Wow clever idea noor to write points but try to make the more like points and avoid details
ReplyDeleteyour question's answer maybe :
Hilda wears the necklace because she feels her mother is with her if she did and that it may give her luck just as her mother belived after her grandmother's death.
well it is somehow more or less like zee's answer.
Did you guys notice that after Nour posted a question it got all of us thinking about it ,though we did come across it.So instead of just commenting as a good summary we got into answering it..right.Good job! Nour ,give us the answer now.. wait let's see what others have to say.
ReplyDeleteAmoudi :)
ReplyDeleteyeah tell me about it, am so bored from reading summaries.. so yeah i pretty much like the idea of turning the post from a summary to a list of points.. (Y)
but umm Mrs. Shabana?? i didn't see that coming from you :P well i think, i mean I'm sure u knew the answer :)
and if i tried to write down an answer for that question it would be a repetition for what zeinab, nadia, and rahaf said.. its pretty much the same answer that crossed my mind..
thank you again for enlightening us like u always do nour :)
marwa, nadia, dania, and mrs.shabana: aww thankss :D
ReplyDeletefouda: well, because it isn't mentioned in the first three chapters! a-duh ! :P
and to all who answered: good job :P
but to officially give you the answers:
Hilda was set against God and religion at an early age, when she used to be lectured by Gertie's father. She was intimidated by what he preached; basically 'God's wrath' and whatnot..
She still wears the crucifix because it's all she has of her mother left. Though she isn't conscious of it yet, she feels the crucifix connects her not to God, but her mother.
Nour the answer you just posted was just pretty much what I was going to say :P and it is also the same as what Fouda said..
ReplyDeleteIt's very obvious that there's more to the crucifix than religion..