What did i see? Sophie was panicked for a while after she was getting old by the Witch of the Wilderness, but she soon tried to accept her appearance and kept thinking about the benefits of getting old. It is natural to fall in love with Hal, he is such a young, handsome and talented magician.
Hal is actually very fragile. He is very capable, but his life has no direction and no goal. He is unwilling to lose his freedom, and he is afraid of getting old and ugly. Just because the hair color has changed, he doesn't think it is beautiful, and he doesn't want to live... It shows how fragile and boring. He flirted with the witches of the wilderness, and then left them, and was hunted down...until he met the simple and hardworking Sophie.
Sophie: One of the benefits of being old is that you won’t be so fussy...
Sophie’s oldness symbolizes maturity and security, so Sophie can talk to Scarecrow, Flame Demon Cassifah, Hal’s apprentice Markru, and even Wild Witch, Sand Mrs. Levine’s puppies are all in good relations with each other.
Being able to build a good relationship with others means being able to truly accept others in your heart. In fact, it is not easy. Need to have great enthusiasm in the heart, not only great enthusiasm, but also impartial firmness, not to be annoyed by other people's mistakes.
(2007.9.26)
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