THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
The novel's The Bridges of Madison County and Ethan Frome were very exceptional stories. Each novel focused on a hidden love that could not be known to others because of the terrible fate it would case. I thought that the stories mimic Robert Frost's poem the "Road Not Taken", except that both Francesca and Ethan Frome take the road that everyone else took. They did not take the road less traveled because they felt that letting the world know they were together would ruin everyone's lives. These two people cared more about others and what they thought of them, and then they did themselves. If they would have taken the road less traveled and run away together then the stories would have not been so interesting. Francesca and Ethan do the good human thing by not being with the one they love and remain with whom they married first. The novels are that of anticipation and consequences of passion. Which path should they follow? Should they follow their hearts or not?The settings in the Bridges of Madison County were beautiful and calm the whole time. There was no change in the surroundings that would make you feel like something bad would happen. The story has an emotio
I really enjoyed both these stories because each had its own way of acting upon love. Even though I thought the endings were not good, I still feel like they should have been that way in order to captivate the audience. I am the Cinderella story type person where everything ends with a happy ending. I know that cannot always happen, but its fun to want it be. When life throws you lemons, make lemonade! If life kicks dirt on you, just wipe it off and keep going. In time, good things will come to those who wait! The victims in the store I would have to say would have to have been Francesca and Ethan. Francesca married her husband to come to America. She loved him very much, but not the way two people are supposed to love each other. To me Francesca was the maid to her husband. There was really no emotional bond between the two and there was always awkwardness around them. She was put into a situation that she could not get out of because she was married and even though she was not happy she remained married to her husband because of her children. In Ethan's case I feel he was the victim because he married Ethan marries the woman who nurses his mother before her death, Zeena, his wife, keeps him from realizing his full potential and where and what he is to be in life. He is with Zeena for the fear of being alone and Zeena is with Ethan for the same reason. Francesca and Ethan are both victims because they found true love, but could not follow their hearts because they cared about what others thought about them, then what they really wanted in order to be happy. My feelings on the outcome would have been different because I love happy endings. In the Bridges of Madison County, Francesca and Robert would have left together and stayed with each other. It is so hard to see two soul mates ripped away from each other. If only they could have been together it would have been so great! They would have to live with a piece of their heart missing. Without your true love you are never complete, no matter how hard you will try, you will always wonder what they are doing and what your life would be like with them. I know Francesca had a family that she needed to take care of, but she always sacrificed her happiness for everyone else's, whi
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Approximate Word count = 1512
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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