Hi guys
I just wanted to share an idea I had about Blue. I think that she wants her story not to be a failure, and to do that she does what her father expects from her, even though he abandoned her after all those traumatic experiences. She tries not to fail her father because he is the only person she knows completely, therefore she knows what he would consider a failure or a success. When he abandons her she realizes that she doesn't even know her own father, but she doesn't know any better than what her father taught her.
Good idea, Pedro. I think this all relates back to the idea of Blue only knowing how to view the world through reading books like we discussed in class. Blue believes that the role of a parent is to protect the child. That is not what she experiences, however. I agree with your final statement that Blue doesn't know any better than what her father taught her because she hadn't been able to understand the world fully. By lacking experience in the world, Blue is unable to grasp the concept of her father actually abandoning her.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree, Jack. I did find it a little strange that Blue didn't completely overreact when she started to realize her dad wasn't coming back. She just continued on, went to school, and researched some more. I think that her upbringing combined with the shock of Hannah's death numbed Blue's emotions. Hannah's death and the rapid loss of all the support she ever had was too much for Blue. She was too exhausted to feel anything more when her dad ran away. She couldn't grasp the concept of her father abandoning her.
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