"The Yellow Eyes of the Crocodile" has created many female images: wives abandoned by their husbands, noble ladies who are pampered, mothers who are confused, daughters who love the rich and the poor, third parties who have no complaints and no regrets... It can be said that this novel shows the reader the female group portrait, the image of these characters is very plump, the author Caterina Bankol is very good at the character description, the psychological description is extremely delicate, so that people read a sense of substitution, as if in the story, follow the characters to experience the ups and downs of life.
Why is the title of this book review "The Free Woman"? Because I saw the infinite possibilities of women in "The Yellow Eyes of the Crocodile". The female characters in the story have their own characteristics, their endings are either sad or happy, and different fates are intertwined, composing a chapter of freedom.
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Undoubtedly, Josephine was extremely talented. Helplessly, she met people who were not ladylike. It is not that her husband was extremely vicious, but one thing is certain– Josephine's husband had made her suffer, and she was mentally and materially tortured.
At a low ebb, she did not give up on herself. Life is hard, but if you live hard, you may still see the light of day. Josephine took many detours and stumbled, but she found her passion—writing— and she found the confidence to write. In the past, she was very inferior, always thought that she was ugly, and was afraid that she would not succeed, but she finally broke the shackles and freely and confidently opened her own path as a writer.
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Is Aldance a daughter who hates the poor and loves the rich?
Yes, but neither.
She was an adventurer, braver than Josephine, freer than Josephine. Maybe her sword-like sarcasm cut her mother's heart, maybe her rebellious behavior made her unconscious... But she loved her mother.
Don't just see Ordance's admiration for Elise, she yearns for wealth, which is understandable. Ordance deserves to be seen most in her "sobriety" and "courage." She knew that her mother was in a difficult situation, and she knew what the source of all the problems was, and she bravely spurred her mother, as if she played the role of a mother, pushing her mother out of the trough little by little. She bravely bes herself, bravely pursues what she wants, she has the epitome of the younger generation, has the courage, dreams, and courage to move forward.
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Whether it's Josephine after awakening, or Ordance, Zovi, Milena... They all have a heart that yearns for love to a greater or lesser extent. There may be many obstacles on the road to love, but if you follow your feelings, you can smell freedom.
Love is beautiful and everyone deserves it. Beautiful or not, rich or not, they have made their own choices. Maybe that's fate's arrangement.
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For a mother, the so-called freedom is to have the freedom to live her own life after fulfilling her parenting obligations. Whether it's Josephine, or Onryette, Shirley... They are all great mothers. Their greatness is not in sacrificing everything for their children, but in loving them in their own way and living their own wonderful lives. Although it has to be said that Josephine is sometimes too weak, Onryette is sometimes too selfish... But no one is perfect, and every mother is not born to know how to raise.
As long as you love each other, family affection will overcome everything.
Josephine gave Altaance a free youth, and Ordance fulfilled Josephine's dream of freedom.