Women can shine like comets

Garfield 2022-03-22 09:01:43

I don't think this is a ridiculous work. In fact, if you look at it from a symbolic point of view, it is actually a fairy tale about women's wisdom and intelligence. And fairy tales are always simple in many places, and you can't investigate too much with the details of life experience.

I must say what I don't like, the only thing is that she is a little arrogant. When entering the house of the boy who helped her forge documents, when a woman praised her for her beauty, she brought a copy of "I nobler than you" arrogance. This is different from the arrogance of "I am noble".

When she treats the male protagonist well, reflects on herself, and moves forward bravely, I think she is really cute. A person can feel good about himself, but he must maintain a sincerity, because the world is always worth facing with curiosity and respect, and it is worth learning more

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  • Kikki Jones: [to Ellis] So this is the new one, huh?

    [to Adaline]

    Kikki Jones: Have you done him yet?

    Adaline Bowman: [pause] Yes, ten minutes ago, right where you're sitting.

  • William Jones: Hey, everybody. I don't want to ruin the party, but I want to say something. First of all, thanks for being here. Kathy and I, we're really grateful that you could be here. It means a lot to us that you would be here to help us celebrate the first... First 40 years of our marriage.

    William Jones: [crowd laughing]

    William Jones: When I first met this lovely lady, back in the olden days, I had... I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to do in my job, but I didn't really know what I wanted to be as a man, when I grew up. If I ever grew up.

    William Jones: [Kathy chuckles]

    William Jones: But the commitment that she made,

    [voice breaking]

    William Jones: to our marriage and our family, to me, the quality of her love led me to understand that I could have no greater ambition in life than to be the best possible husband I could be for her. And I'm still working on it.

    William Jones: [crowd laughing]

    William Jones: So, here's to Kathy, love of my life, mate of my soul, mother of my lovely children. To Kathy.

    William Jones: [crowd applauding]