Are you sympathetic towards Ruth?
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Re: Are you sympathetic towards Ruth?
Amagine wrote:meteku4 wrote:Well it is unfortunate that much has not been said about William and Ruth's relationship before divorce, so it is difficult to tell whether she deserves some sympathy or not.
It would be more interesting to learn more about Tom and Ruth's relationship.[/quote
Yeah, really, I was hoping to see that background explored in the story.
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Hmm...it seemed so, but don't you think she might be doing that to get back at Tom for, perhaps, some of his misbehavior in the past?ebethina wrote:From what I understood in the book I do not give any sympathy towards Ruth. It sounded like she knew what was going on yet didn't want to do anything about it and that sickens me.
-- 08 Oct 2017, 17:28 --
Now she has reached a crossroad and may be regretting her choice.
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I do agree that it was a bit of karma. Part of me thinks that she totally deserves him.Atabon Della wrote:She was supposed to be a better grandmother to Sarah, given that the little girl had lost her mother too soon but no, Ruth wouldn't just agree to stay with Sarah, what more of caring for her. I however felt sorry for what she later discovered about her husband. It may have been karma at work!
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Oh my goodness, I thought I was the only one who was having this issue! I think it is me combining his first and last name in my brain.Amagine wrote:I'm not sympathetic to her at all. I felt she should have done more for her daughter and granddaughter. She failed to protect them both from her mentally sick husband.
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I don't know why I keep calling him Finch when his last name is Lynch!
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But I am not at all sympathetic towards Ruth. This kind of failure...seems so inexcusable.
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Rightly said.. no sympathy.ebethina wrote:From what I understood in the book I do not give any sympathy towards Ruth. It sounded like she knew what was going on yet didn't want to do anything about it and that sickens me.
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I completely agree. Except, I'm not really sympathetic towards her.Whitney Marchelle wrote:Part of me is sympathetic and another part is "You reap what you sow" Do I think she can redeem herself, and should receive forgiveness yes. But we make decisions and we have to live with the consequences good or bad. Welcome to Adulting! lol
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