Friday, February 19, 2016
Value?
Mr.
Pontellier seems to always want the best and nothing but the best. He refuses
to settle for less, and is very confident of his ownings. “He greatly valued
his possessions, chiefly because they were his,” (Chopin 67). In this time period
the men controlled their wives for the most part. The irony is that he values
his possessions, but he does not value his wife which should be the most
valuable to him. His wife is his, but why doesn’t he value her? She should be
special to him, but so far throughout the novel she does not seem to be. Everything
in his house he is proud of and fond of. Everything he owns, he values, just
not her. At the same time, how much does she care for him? He is a successful
man who has given her a decent life, but it still does not seem good enough. What
is good enough?
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I agree with your view on Mr. Pontellier on the fact that he is materialistic, and that this has been a recurring theme throughout the novel. Good work
ReplyDeleteI agree that he greatly values all of the things he has, except his wife. I think that they both stopped valuing each other. This caused them both to take each other for granted.
ReplyDeleteMr. Pontellier does value all his belongings. This could be a reason why Edna is so fascinated with Robert. She feels he truly values her.
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