How I Met Your Husband
Morrison
“How I Met My Husband” Response Q4
1 October 2013 At a young age, women have a tendency to be naïve and innocent. With that, the two factors create a vulnerable persona in a girl, and it compels a person to feel sympathy towards them. “How I Met My Husband” consists of a protagonist, Edie, who is also naïve and innocent as well as humble and simple. These traits convince me to believe her to be a sympathetic character in the story. As a young, naïve, gullible girl, I feel nothing short of pity for Edie. Her status as “the hired girl” influences the way I react to her as a reader also. When Edie meets Chris Watters, she becomes embarrassed and bashful once she reveals her true status, and all she wishes is for him to leave her alone. Since Edie is inexperienced with men, she does not know how to act properly in front of them. The fact that she does not know any better compels me to sympathize for her. I was feeling more sympathy for her when she allows herself to believe she had been more than just another woman to Chris. Then, she is waiting days, which lead into months, before coming to the realization that “no letter was ever going to come” (pg 146). Any person can recall what it had been like to be wide-eyed when they had been younger. It can sometimes be amusing when you realize how naïve you were. Sometimes, like Edie, it can be harsh to come to the realization of how naïve our actions are. But we sympathize with ourselves and for others because of it.
“How I Met My Husband” Response Q4
1 October 2013 At a young age, women have a tendency to be naïve and innocent. With that, the two factors create a vulnerable persona in a girl, and it compels a person to feel sympathy towards them. “How I Met My Husband” consists of a protagonist, Edie, who is also naïve and innocent as well as humble and simple. These traits convince me to believe her to be a sympathetic character in the story. As a young, naïve, gullible girl, I feel nothing short of pity for Edie. Her status as “the hired girl” influences the way I react to her as a reader also. When Edie meets Chris Watters, she becomes embarrassed and bashful once she reveals her true status, and all she wishes is for him to leave her alone. Since Edie is inexperienced with men, she does not know how to act properly in front of them. The fact that she does not know any better compels me to sympathize for her. I was feeling more sympathy for her when she allows herself to believe she had been more than just another woman to Chris. Then, she is waiting days, which lead into months, before coming to the realization that “no letter was ever going to come” (pg 146). Any person can recall what it had been like to be wide-eyed when they had been younger. It can sometimes be amusing when you realize how naïve you were. Sometimes, like Edie, it can be harsh to come to the realization of how naïve our actions are. But we sympathize with ourselves and for others because of it.