tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11680994.post7784419719972987204..comments2024-02-19T15:18:51.530-06:00Comments on A Tangled Blog: Response to Cathy's (Ruby Gillis's) ReviewAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10436252931642915566noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11680994.post-78551510221267036152010-07-22T14:31:16.723-05:002010-07-22T14:31:16.723-05:00Um ... well, THAT particular scenario wasn't o...Um ... well, THAT particular scenario wasn't one that I had planned, but who knows? Anything is possible! It would be sort of amusing to see Rilla's daughter take something like that completely overboard, go about wearing the ugliest clothes she can and always saying the most pious things, all from good motives but because she simply cannot help being dramatic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11680994.post-6977421870010967582010-07-22T11:33:38.816-05:002010-07-22T11:33:38.816-05:00Maybe she'll have a Come to Jesus experience a...Maybe she'll have a Come to Jesus experience and her nicer self will come out?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10436252931642915566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11680994.post-41626799677321821402010-07-22T11:31:16.672-05:002010-07-22T11:31:16.672-05:00I've always thought the friendship between Di ...I've always thought the friendship between Di and Walter odd, too, because LMM mentioned several times how much Di was like Gilbert, and as a boy he would never have put up with Walter's "airs." He didn't even really let Anne get away with her dramatics. But maybe, as children, Walter and Di balanced each other out, and as they grew older it became harder to reconcile the differences in their personalities. <br /><br />I've envisioned Jon as a little bit like Walter in his quietness and how deeply he feels things, but he doesn't make quite so big a parade of his emotions. During the war, he hated the thought of going over and killing other human beings just as much as Walter did, but he did it because he felt it was his duty, and that's why Di was so attracted to him, because he was like Walter but with a bit more backbone.<br /><br />And to answer your other question, I am planning a sequel, and I do have ideas about how Chloe will turn out. I don't want her to be the stereotypical "nasty girl" so I'm trying to make sure there's still some depth to her character, but we'll see how it all pans out. It is kind of fun turning upside down the typical LMM fanfic conventions, though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11680994.post-53214858410580613972010-07-22T11:07:35.361-05:002010-07-22T11:07:35.361-05:00I totally agree, I can imagine Di (in a nice way) ...I totally agree, I can imagine Di (in a nice way) telling Walter to get over himself a little bit. Rilla wouldn't have done that. She took Walter as seriously as he wanted to be taken. Man, I wish LLM had explored this more, but I guess that would have made things a little boring for us FFers!Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475183245822795384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11680994.post-54254039707154539632010-07-22T09:25:50.537-05:002010-07-22T09:25:50.537-05:00This is all true. I hate to admit it, but it is. ...This is all true. I hate to admit it, but it is. We're supposed to love Walter and all that, but I have to agree that deep down, I've often thought the same things. He and Diana grew apart probably because she was close enough to tell him how things really were, and Rilla could <i>never</i> have done that. This could be a very interesting study in what is a very realistic way things could have been. In all honesty, Di could have outgrown Walter's ways during the war. Then she could also hold guilt because of that after he died.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10436252931642915566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11680994.post-71558530292356945852010-07-22T07:22:49.977-05:002010-07-22T07:22:49.977-05:00I have always LOVED Di, and have sort of resented ...I have always LOVED Di, and have sort of resented Rilla myself for usurping Di in Walter's affections. It always seemed to me that Walter was looking for a sycophant, you know? And he found it in Rilla. He mentions that she never bothers him with unpleasant questions, and several times he mentions that she looks at him like a hero or as though he's perfect. I think their relationship offers a lot of signs of Walter's character that are never explored, either!<br /><br />I think, in some ways, the worst thing that could have happened to Rilla was to marry Ken. Rilla thrived in adversity--marrying Ken, her life is going to be scarce of that. She is the rich and beautiful Mrs. Kenneth Ford, society belle of Toronto now. How can her old ways not creep in? It makes perfect sense that Chloe should end up the way she has. <br /><br />I look forward to seeing more of this relationship. Are you planning on taking these characters into the future? Because the rivalry of 11 and 15 is going to look FAR different at 16 and 21, or 18 and 23. I would love to be able to see that.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475183245822795384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11680994.post-12337762400362100302010-07-13T10:36:42.201-05:002010-07-13T10:36:42.201-05:00They are just nasty. I would hate to say I was re...They are just nasty. I would hate to say I was related to anyone like that. I'm very interested to see where you take this. I just hate to think ill of Rilla though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10436252931642915566noreply@blogger.com