The story revolves around the summer vacations of several protagonists. A pair of brothers and sisters depend on each other to make a living by opening a bar in a small town. The elder brother Phil always goes to extremes in things, and the younger sister Mona is frank and cheerful but always a little lonely. While walking, Mona met and became friends with a girl of the same age, Tansy, a rich lady who came here for summer vacation. Two girls from very different backgrounds meet late and start a long, idle vacation together. They communicated all kinds of disappointments in life, and used pranks and adventures to vent their dissatisfaction. Both of them couldn't wait to experience a different life than usual, and each other's appearance was like a window to a new world that opened to each other. The wide courtyard of Tansy's house, the mysterious rooms, and the cello playing made Mona feel novel. She danced in front of the mirror in Tansy's Chinese dress, and enjoyed the comfort of having breakfast brought to bed when she woke up. It's as fun as a dream; Tansy follows Mona through the wild, hiking through the woods, shuffling carefully over the rocks in the river, swimming in the creek, and participating in the strange religious rituals Phil is immersed in. They both long for attention and love, for a life that breaks habit, and these longings quickly turn their sudden friendship into an ambiguous romance, until they say a love oath to each other.
Maybe they are intoxicated by this process and it is difficult to discover that this seemingly complementary perfect relationship is actually built on the foundation of inequality. When the most essential things have not yet been built, a fantasy made up of time and place is directly Moving forward, even the most intimate relationship under such conditions is still building a tower on the sand.
Although they are each other's new windows, Tansy has always had an involuntary sense of superiority in the process of their relationship. She let Mona live in her own home and listen to her sad family affairs. To her, Mona is like a It is a kind of condiment in her life, it is the embellishment of summer. She holds the initiative, tries to approach, and can leave at any time, as she said, "Don't take it too seriously, just have fun." It is very unlikely that people of different social status will establish a truly equal, mutually understanding and accepting relationship. The prejudice and self-righteous sense of superiority that have grown up unconsciously and buried deep in people's hearts make people arrogant and cold. It's hard to blame Tansy for being ruthless. Such seeds have been buried in her growing up, and she doesn't even know it herself, doesn't even realize that she has hurt others, and doesn't feel that she is doing anything wrong at all. of indifference.
She can make up lies to gain Mona's sympathy, seduce Mona's brother out of interest and control, but doesn't take such cruelty seriously because it's just a holiday game. But poor Mona didn't know that she regarded this best friend and lover as the light of hope in her life, as a beacon to escape from the dull and deprived life. When she finally resisted successfully, she said "never come back", carrying the box When she went to Tansy and dreamed of creating a new life together, Tansy was already dressed as a lady, waiting in the house for her mother to pack her boxes and go back to school. Her summer vacation game is over. The humiliated, desperate, and thin Mona couldn't do anything, she just took off the clothes Tansy gave her and threw them at her.
At the end, Tansy still came to find Mona, by the river where they had been swimming. Here they share their first kiss. Tansy comforts Mona calmly. She just wants to find fun, to find the satisfaction of curiosity, her heart will always be light, there will be no real pain and no real love. The two walked into the river again like a farewell ceremony and kissed slowly. And this time Mona grabbed Tansy's neck and pressed her head into the water. In fact, I always thought that Mona would kill Tansy at the end, maybe she would keep pressing Tansy's head for a long time until Tansy floated on the water with her eyes wide open. But in the real ending, Mona let go of her hand, leaving Tansy, terrified and angry, with a relieved, joyful, bright expression, and easily jumped onto the river bank and walked away. Really, maybe this is better.
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