This quote intrigued me because the two had just met and Holmes was quite rude to her. This foreshadows how they treat each other later on in the story. Their relationship is going to be full of mockery of each other but yet full of love and support for one another. This reminds me of something I would say to my sister or something my dad would say to me. Their relationship could either resemble one of father and daughter or one of sister and brother.
This quote surprised me because as I kept reading Mary Russell wasn’t talking about bees anymore. She was talking about what she thinks society has become in her eyes. Her feministic view on society is something that I don’t fully agree with but I do not fully disagree. I agree because I think …show more content…
She doesn’t know how to show her gratefulness because she is only a child, so she thinks that the best way is to name her prized possession after Miss Russell. Jessica shows many signs of nervousness as she is answering the questions. Mary seemed overwhelmed with love and emotion. When the switch went on, I think Mary felt like her family was with her again because that is how much love and adoration she felt from Jessica.
This quote is possibly the turning point in the book. Everything up to this point was going well for the hero and heroine. This is when things start to go bad and we find out how the characters will deal with the situation. We can infer that the relationship between Holmes and Russell will never be the same after the problem or problems are solved. It wore them down to their breaking point and we aren’t sure if they survived.
This quote shows how prominent men were back in the early 1900s. Russell is showing that women can do anything men can do and they can do it even better. I initially thought it was a man because of unconscious bias. Men are the ones to be thought as stronger and fuller of malice, while women and thought of as gentle and kind. I don’t think that Holmes and Russell considered the person they’re looking for a woman because Russell sounds really
This quote surprised me because as I kept reading Mary Russell wasn’t talking about bees anymore. She was talking about what she thinks society has become in her eyes. Her feministic view on society is something that I don’t fully agree with but I do not fully disagree. I agree because I think …show more content…
She doesn’t know how to show her gratefulness because she is only a child, so she thinks that the best way is to name her prized possession after Miss Russell. Jessica shows many signs of nervousness as she is answering the questions. Mary seemed overwhelmed with love and emotion. When the switch went on, I think Mary felt like her family was with her again because that is how much love and adoration she felt from Jessica.
This quote is possibly the turning point in the book. Everything up to this point was going well for the hero and heroine. This is when things start to go bad and we find out how the characters will deal with the situation. We can infer that the relationship between Holmes and Russell will never be the same after the problem or problems are solved. It wore them down to their breaking point and we aren’t sure if they survived.
This quote shows how prominent men were back in the early 1900s. Russell is showing that women can do anything men can do and they can do it even better. I initially thought it was a man because of unconscious bias. Men are the ones to be thought as stronger and fuller of malice, while women and thought of as gentle and kind. I don’t think that Holmes and Russell considered the person they’re looking for a woman because Russell sounds really