poor couples mourning

Sydnie 2022-04-21 09:03:33

After watching this film, many people may be moved by the love between the male lead and the female lead, but after watching it, I only remember that there is a worker in it, there are six children in my family, and a sick wife. After the strike, he had no money to pay his wife to see a doctor or raise a child. Then, he threw a stone at the hostess and injured the hostess during the strike. Later, when the soldiers caught the people who provoked the trouble during the strike, they wanted to put them on the ground. He was taken to jail. But he hid everywhere to avoid going to jail, and then he couldn't take care of his wife and six children, and finally committed suicide by throwing himself into the river. Then his wife was too sad and followed him, and the remaining six children became orphan. When his wife saw his body, she said something, saying that my husband loves me very much, and I love my husband very much. When I saw this place, I felt very sad. I felt more because their family was too poor. When they went on strike, they had to think about what to do with the daily expenses of the family if I stopped working. It just made me think that no matter how much you love each other, marriage is not only about the feelings between the two of you, but also about your daily life. If you don't have a good financial foundation to support such a family, what's the use of you loving each other. So I think love is built on the basis of bread. If there is no better economic foundation, the life after marriage will definitely be very difficult. And the man in the film also gave birth to six children. A person working alone has to raise six children and treat his wife's illness. What's the use of liking each other and loving each other? In the end, they both died because they had no money, leaving six children as orphans. Fortunately, in the end, these six children were raised by other kind people. Otherwise, what would happen to the six children? In those days, on a cold night, I would freeze to death or starve to death, and maybe no one would find out for a long time.

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  • John Thornton: Was... was it Miss Hale who told you to come to me? You might have said.

    Nicholas Higgins: And you've have been a little more civil?

    John Thornton: [Thornton glares at him and leaves]

  • John Thornton: Miss Hale, I didn't just come here to thank you. I came... because... I think it... very likely... I know I've never found myself in this position before. It's... difficult to find the words. Miss Hale, my feelings for you... are very strong...

    Margaret Hale: Please! Stop. Pray, please don't go any further.

    John Thornton: Excuse me?

    Margaret Hale: Please don't continue in that way. It's not the way of a gentleman.

    John Thornton: I'm well aware that in your eyes at least, I'm not a gentleman. But I think I deserve to know why I am offensive.

    Margaret Hale: It offends me that you should speak to me as if it were your... duty to rescue my reputation!

    John Thornton: I spoke to you about my feelings because I love you; I had no thought for your reputation!

    Margaret Hale: You think that because you are rich, and my father is in... reduced circumstances, that you can have me for your possession! I suppose I should expect no less from someone in trade!

    John Thornton: I don't want to possess you! I wish to marry you because I love you!

    Margaret Hale: You shouldn't! Because I do not like you, and never have.

    John Thornton: One minute we talk of the colour of fruit, the next of love. How does that happen?

    Margaret Hale: My friend, Bessy Higgins, is dying.

    John Thornton: And that of course, is my fault too.

    Margaret Hale: I'm sorry.

    John Thornton: For what? That you find my feelings for you offensive? Or that you assume because I'm in trade I'm only capable of thinking in terms of buying and selling? Or that I take pleasure in sending my employees to an early grave?

    Margaret Hale: No! No, no, of course not. I'm... I'm sorry... to be so blunt. I've not learnt how to... how to refuse... how to respond when a... when a man talks to me as you just have.

    John Thornton: Oh, there are others? This happens to you every day? Of course. You must have to disappoint so many men that offer you their heart.

    Margaret Hale: Please, understand, Mr. Thornton...

    John Thornton: I do understand. I understand you completely.