Questions in Class Blog

1. The ending of the book, "My Love, My Love of the Peasant Girl," was tragic and disappointing. It was tragic, because the little girl died all alone and sad. All she ever wanted was for her wishes to come true. Her wish was to be free like a butterfly. This freedom was represented through Daniel, because he was rich and different. He was everything that she ever dreamed of. However, in the end Daniel betrayed her. He forgot about her and let her rot in a little room. This shows that his love for Desiree was a lie, because he was willing to drop her in a second for the rich and "perfect," Andrea Galimor. His blindness of what he was doing ran so deep, he didn't even recognize Desiree anymore as she sat outside the gate waiting for him to come save her. He was so blinded by riches and fame, that people or things that were lesser to him didn't matter anymore. Desiree had nothing to live for anymore, she was dying from lack of food and the gods would no longer help her. She died in the middle of the street and was trampled by the stampeding peasant. Her corpse was "dumped [to] the side of the road to await the garbage collectors." This is very depressing and tragic ending. She was forgotten by someone who she confided in. Not only that, but everyone else failed her. The peasant's let her rot there, and she was treated as if her life had no value. She was worth just as much as anyone else's life was and the peasents should have known what it is like. The fact that she was thrown away like garbage angered me. Daniel become so conceided and self-absorbed that he threw away Desirees life. It was his fault she died, because he pretended to love her, and gave her a sense of false hope. She held the belief that they would be together in the end, yet she died with this unsatisfied wish, and the conscience that Daniel doesn't love her anymore. She clung to hope, but this hope had failed her. To me, the idea that she clung so much to hope is extremly tragic. Hope is what keeps people going, but this hope was given by Daniel,  who was filled with horrible and unforgivable lies. This ending is very disappointing, not only because Daniel didnt love her anymore, but becasue she died in sadness. She didn't have any friends or family to comfort her or to help her make decsions. She is only a 16 year old girl, she needed somebody to be there for her. I wish that either her and Daniel ended up toghther, or she went back to her loved ones and realized they will always protect her. However this wasn't the case.
2. I think a lesson from the book was to be thankful for what you have. In the book, Desiree was never happy with where she was. She had a loving mother mama and father, Julian. She was never satisfied with just that. Meaning, she's never thankful and always wanted to reach for something higher that was almost impossible. However in the end of the book,  the Man she fell inlove with left her. Eventually, leading to her death. If she was thankful from the start of the book for her parents this wouldn't have happened. Even though they didn't have enough money, they still took her in and cared for her. She wouldn't be in the predicament she was in if she was thankful. This comes to show that you shouldn't keep wanting more and more. Because then by doing that you are forgetting what you originally had. Like a family in this case. I think the book was trying to show you that sometimes wanting more can get you in trouble. Also sometimes all you need is right in front of your nose.  Desiree threw away her loving family just to become rich. Family is worth more than money, and she ended up dying. So be satisfied for what you have and thankful for you have a family.