From the first half i had a strong reaction to: "Marry you? Me?" she burst out with a scornful laugh. "Was that what you came to ask me the other night? What's come over you, I wonder? How long is it since you've looked at yourself in the glass?" " I suppose you think it would be cheaper to marry me than to keep a hired girl. Everybody knows you're the closet man in Eagle County; but I guess you're not going to get your mending done for you that way twice." My reaction was that I was in disbelief that he would ask her to marry her. The night that he went to her room I thought he was coming to rape her. The passage function as apart of the context as a whole because this came after she told him she wanted to leave. Which was odd because she told him she wanted to stay. It talks about her not being afraid and being superior to him but she does not want to stay as if she is scared.
The second passage that I had a strong reaction to was: "The tone with which Mr. Royall had said "He's not coming" seemed to her full of an ominous satisfaction. She saw that he had suddenly begun to hate Lucius Harney, and guessed herself to be the cause of this change of feeling. My reaction to this is Mr. Royall clearly is jealous that that Charity had feelings for Lucius. This passage function with the context as a whole because Charity turned down Mr. Royall's marriage proposal, and that angered him. From the beginning Charity showed a liking for Mr. Harney.
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In response to your first quote, I think that says a lot, right there, about her personality and how indecisive she is. She really has no sense of self or what she wants. Well, I think she knows what she wants, which is belong, but doesn't know how to achieve that. I would have to agree with you when you say you were surprised he asked her to marry him, just based upon their previous relationship.
I also thought Mr. Royall was going to rape Charity, and was surprised that he proposed to her. I think she had every right to be disgusted with him. Also, what's up with North Dormer's value system? Abortion is bad, but incest is permissable? It seems really awful that Mr. Royall would ask her to marry him after raising her as his daughter.
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