The heroine Olive, a housewife in a small American town, is an elementary school teacher. There is always no smile, and he treats life in an old-fashioned and repressive manner; he is cynical, ruthless, and sensitive to his husband's behavior; the female employee who talks about her husband looks like a mouse, and mocks her own children to be stupid and has a bad temper. During the wedding ceremony, she ate nuts and slept in their newlywed room, which was inappropriate. She refused to admit that she was unaware of the psychological damage her behavior had brought to her son
. Kevin went home and persuaded Rachel (Kevin's mother) to stop relying on psychotropic drugs and cheer up; she persuaded Kevin, a depressed young man who returned to town when he grew up, to give up suicide, and worked with Kevin to save the poor. The girl who fell into the water; she took care of her husband after a stroke, and never gave up... Whenever I saw her talk to her husband, Gu Zi, who couldn't hear what she was talking about through the phone, I was very moved. The plain and silent love has slowly followed the years, branded into the wrinkles on her hands and heart, and accompanied her through the last loneliness.
So, what kind of person do you think she is? In terms of character color, she should be a big blue, she is extremely protective of order, her life is actually living in her own order and principles, and she has never changed for anyone, and her heart is actually quite strong. Speaking of which, I think of Denise, this little shop assistant who made Olive's husband so much pity. She should be a bright red, the exact opposite of Olive. It's just her innocent and casual personality, but she is not understood. The admiring second husband gets to be careful all the time.
Olive is a bit like our mother, like some of the elders we are familiar with, limited by the times and background, kind, honest, and persistent, but also stubborn, old-fashioned, mean, critical and narrow-minded. She also had a tacit understanding, a lover who wanted to elope, a fireworks, and a disillusionment.
Growing up under her depression and fear, her son met his second wife while attending a psychological support group. She went to New York from her hometown to see her pregnant new daughter-in-law. Even though the mother and son had a communication on the issue of childhood shadows, they still had no way of understanding. As she left, she said to herself, who do you think you are. Perhaps at that moment, she truly realized that she had already withdrawn from her son's life.
When her lover, husband, son, family, and even her dog all quit one by one, the emptiness of life became more and more serious. She chose to commit suicide, but was interrupted by a group of children. As if she had done a shameful thing, she quickly packed up and left. Finally, she took a bunch of tulips and went to an old widower she had rescued and dated. She told him that the world confuses me so much, but I don't want to leave it.
The sun was rising outside the window, and the coast of Maine was beautiful and serene. During most of her life from middle age to old age, there were ordinary couples who did not get along with each other, and each had a secret relationship, a mid-life crisis, hurt some people, and saved some people. Lost, some communication and understanding are never possible, some persistence and hope are moving.
The despair and hope of life, the weakness and brilliance of human nature, the limitations and perseverance of the individual, the emotions and the misery of life are all wrapped up in it. Rilke said that in terms of victory, holding on means everything. All of this is our ordinary and insignificant life. After reading it, you will feel that your parents are not easy, and it is not easy to be born. It is worthy of respect to hold on and stick to it.
View more about Olive Kitteridge reviews