I think the things the botanist said about Hanna are very true and describe her accurately so far. She can't be called loose, true, but in a way, she is cold and indifferent.
She dumped the botanist because he was getting serious about what he thought to be an actual relationship. Hanna took it lightly and it ended up falling apart. As Hanna admits, she only wants something light and fun, to fill extra time. I guess that also has to do with the work she does. She is so immersed in her work that nothing else really matters to her. I can't say I like that about her.
I can't really argue that she is not passionate enough to take life seriously, because she takes her work more seriously than most of the people I know. I guess it is safe to say that she is passionate only about certain things. Her relationship with her mother is also interesting. As if her mother is just another trifle matter in her life that she does not have time for, or does not want to deal with.
So far, I have not been able to relate to her directly, let’s see what happens.
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I also found it interesting how she emerges herself in work. She has gone to the top colleges, worked on the oldest manuscripts, and keeps the company of the smartest people in maybe even the world. I find her intelligence a bit daunting reading the book. A lot of times super smart people don't relate well with people which might be why all her relationships are so strained.
ReplyDeleteI think Hanna isn't good with relationships because she had no dad and her mother was always so hard on her. I agree with you that I don't think Hanna has a well balanced life. I think she is a little too dedicated to her work, and doesn't leave much time for anything else. I think she uses her intelligence as a barrier for not getting close to people.
ReplyDeleteI think that maybe she doesn't want to get close to people. It seems like when she was young her mother really hurt her when she had no intrest in being with Hanna. Hanna may not trust people anymore.
ReplyDeleteI like what Leah said about Hanna's intelligence getting in her way. I think it is true that she has picked one way of life, her career, over the other, her social life. It also does appear that she does not want to get close to people, not out of fear, but out of being too busy to deal with the other life that she has been ignoring.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what Saharie said about Hanna picking one way of life over the other. It's too bad she can only have eihter her job or close friends. She does have a social life in Austrailia though because at the begining pf the book it talked about her going to a party on the beach. I think she has friends but doesn't allow herself to become too close to others.
ReplyDeleteLike Saharie, I also was unable to relate to Hanna directly. I think this might have to do with her unbalanced lifestlye and I don't know anybody who is so passionate about some things and so unpassionate about other things.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Aimee about Hanna's relationship with her mom contributing to her relationship with other people. In the beginning of the book I was confused about Hanna because she didn't seem to want to say anything nice unless she was trying to be polite, but I think her relationship with her mom explains things more.
ReplyDeleteI think that Hanna would have enough time for close friends and her job, she just needs to open herself up more and put more effort into getting to know people.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like you cant really relate to Hanna's character and like you i did have doubts about her. i gave her the benefit of the doubt when it came to being passionate, but i really dont like how much she loves her job. her work isnt well balanced with the rest of her life and it's really quite sad to hear of the bad relationships with people she loves.
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