tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067790849166063967.post2701758625179018002..comments2023-05-24T14:41:28.979+01:00Comments on Doll House | Hot House: The Mill on the FlossI.V.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17167362896416316361noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067790849166063967.post-43478156482984370912009-08-23T22:57:03.459+01:002009-08-23T22:57:03.459+01:00Middlemarch is a heavy tome, but once you start on...Middlemarch is a heavy tome, but once you start on it, the narrative quickly sweeps you along, just as easy as Jane Austen does. I don't think The Mill on the Floss is as enjoyable to read, so I would definitely start my George Eliot experience with Middlemarch.I.V.P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17167362896416316361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067790849166063967.post-43214238686668122412009-08-23T22:44:18.254+01:002009-08-23T22:44:18.254+01:00I'm a little confused too. Who is Bajtin?
I t...I'm a little confused too. Who is Bajtin?<br /><br />I think Eliot is definitely interested in how your environment moulds your character and decisions, and whether a person can have the willpower to break free from their destiny.<br /><br />I don't think Eliot is a complete determinist, however. As she guides you through Maggie's dilemma, she constantly stresses how difficult the decision is for her. How she almost falls and then pulls herself back at the last moment. It's a close run thing. Maggie has aspects of her personality that pull one way and other traits that pull the other. Those conflicting impulses are determined, but their interplay mean the final decision is difficult to predict.I.V.P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17167362896416316361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067790849166063967.post-14268184273308441342009-08-23T01:40:52.778+01:002009-08-23T01:40:52.778+01:00mmh, I think this really worth the reading. I prom...mmh, I think this really worth the reading. I promise having read it by tomorrow morning. <br /><br />(that's for what I've read so far)<br />I think you pointed out the psychological development of the characters going along with their relationship with the world displayed around them. This makes me think a lot about the narrative theory of Bajtin "characters as subjects of their meaningful world" but, it is oppossed to the "you have to endure it" thing?, you know, determinism. I don't know, I'm getting confused. <br /><br />ps.: I apologize for my ramblings. Next time I'll keep my brain working to myself.<br /><br />ps.2: I have Middlemarch shelved somewhere in my house, but the bulky length of the novel has kept me from reading it for too much time. I think I will reconsider it.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069171598309877114noreply@blogger.com