Could Aster have a crush on Ellie earlier than we thought?
Aster is a smart girl who has the ability to analyze and deduce the truth.
At the beginning of the story, A helped E pick up the book that fell on the ground. Their conversation made me think that A was also paying attention to E silently.
A will end up reading for a long time later, perhaps wanting to know more about E.
Looking at E in the bathroom, A is actively testing E. This move is ambiguous, restrained, and very bold. In the movie, they are not the kind of very active people.
In the communication and chat, A's feelings for E gradually deepen. With such an emotional foundation, it would not be awkward for A to bring E to his secret base.
A enjoys the fit and tenderness with E, but does not dare to break the current situation. Isn't this a typical niece?
So A didn't expose E, took the initiative to kiss Paul, and agreed to the rich man's proposal.
Because her world has always been set to have only heterosexuals, the movie has repeatedly emphasized that the small town they live in is a small place, and it is not so open to homosexuality because it is abroad, not to mention, their Religious beliefs believe that homosexuality is a sin.
So A didn't expose E, because she didn't want to break the good relationship with E. She kissed Paul, but it was actually a struggle. She wanted to be like the rest of the town and not go against her father's expectations. She wanted to try to go back, try to accept, try to treat Paul as E and be a so-called normal person. Wouldn't she have wondered if it would be nice if Paul was E so things wouldn't be so difficult. Her promise to marry her is also her compromise with the world. The time left for her was too short, and she didn't even think about what kind of person she was and what she wanted. Since I didn't know, I had to do as they said. After all, in the eyes of most people, that is right and that is the best. And E didn't take the initiative to say that he loved her.
In the end, the slap that A slapped Paul, maybe not because he deceived her, but because he didn't dare to reveal his heart to himself, because he was not brave. (As if the director said that Paul is a tool man here?)
Now, when many people in Jiquan encounter a problem with their niece, their first reaction is to run quickly. In fact, some nieces are just like E. They're not playing with our feelings, they're just not as bold. After all, she is the person that she once cared about. It would be worth it if she knew that she also had a heart for me at a certain time.
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