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Fearlessness is also a kind of persistence
Tamara 2022-03-26 09:01:06
After World War II, the economy gradually recovered, but behind the seemingly prosperous life, there was a huge war-traumatic sequelae. For example, women are eager to rely on men to seek shelter and stability, and men have gained more sex and women's admiration as show off and capital. The story unfolds in the United States in the context of this era. Katherine's wisdom and beauty only exist in fictional stories, and most of us are Betty, Joan, Livy... and those girls who ignore their own value but build all happiness on family . Therefore, at the end of the movie, Catherine, who was out of place, finally chose to leave, and those girls watched her go away with chasing and reluctance, or envy, or envy, or confuse, or disdain, but in any case, everyone aspires to become Catherine, but didn't have the guts to be her. We love Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte because "Pride and Prejudice" and "Jane Eyre" write what we want to be, and don't lose women's pride because of secularism and public opinion And elegance, those temperaments we once yearned for are not destroyed because of marriage and family, this is the ultimate elegance. It also reminds me that when I watched "Wrestle, Dad" two days ago, it was also a film that revealed anti-feminist colors. After watching the film, I always wanted to say something. I would like to express it through my thoughts today: Maybe Persistence is a kind of fearlessness, or, is fearlessness a kind of persistence? — May 22, 2017.
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Mattie 2021-12-11 08:01:34
She is like a former friend. Her charm is unstoppable. My noble sentiment keeps reminding me that no matter how long I leave you, I will still be lonely.
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Garth 2022-03-23 09:01:58
"Not every relationship is meant for marriage." "My teacher, Katherine Watson, lived by her own definition, and would not compromise that. Not even for Wellesley. I dedicate this, my last editorial, to an extraordinary woman who lived by example and compelled us all to see the world through new eyes. By the time you read this, she'll be sailing to Europe, where I know she'll find new walls to break down and new ideas to replace them with. I've heard her called a quitter for leaving, an aimless wanderer. But not all who wander are aimless. Especially not those who seek truth beyond tradition; beyond definition; beyond the image. We'll never forget you.”
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[about Vincent van Gogh]
Katherine Watson: He painted what he felt, not what he saw. People didn't understand, to them it seemed childlike and crude. It took years for them to recognize his actual technique. To see the way his brush strokes seemed to make the night sky move. Yet, he never sold a painting in his lifetime. This is his self-portrait. There's no camouflage, no romance. Honesty. Now, sixty years later, where is he?
Giselle Levy: Famous.
Katherine Watson: So famous, in fact, that everybody has a reproduction. There are post cards...
Connie Baker: We have the calendar.
Katherine Watson: you go. With the ability to reproduce art, it is available to the masses. No one needs to own a van Gogh original, they can paint their own. Van Gogh in a box, ladies! The newest form of mass-distributed art; paint by numbers.
Connie Baker: [reading from the box] "Now everyone can be van Gogh. It's so easy. Just follow the simple instructions and in minutes, you're on your way to being an artist."
Giselle Levy: Van Gogh by numbers?
Katherine Watson: Ironic, isn't it? Look at what we have done to the man who refused to conform his ideals to popular taste. Who refused to compromise his integrity. We have put him in a tiny box and asked you to copy him.
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Betty Warren: You don't believe in withholding, do you?
Katherine Watson: No. I do, however, believe in good manners. But for you, I'll make an exception.