I think Rita is a very good observer. From the very beginning she is walking around and meticulously exploring Frank's room. She considers the room to be tasteful, with everything in the right place, and at the same time a mess. A perfect mess. I think everybody has its own mess. I have my own mess. The thing is be able to deal with that mess. As Rita says everything fits in its place. I think it has to do with lifestyles, we cannot experience something without using it. We cannot live without doing and experiencing everything we want to do, and sometimes that way of living results in a mess. A mess we can understand, our own mess. Another thing to highlight is that 'There's nothing phoney about it' (the room). The room represents all Frank's knowledge his life experiences, his likes, and everything is true, because its part of his life.
As for proper students, I think Rita missed the first chance to be a proper student herself. Being a proper student was harder than being just a 'normal' girl. You have to study, you have to work hard, it is boring, your mates don't forgive you if you became a proper student. So Rita chose the easy way.
'Possessing a hungry mind is not, in itself, a guarantee of success.'
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Love your quote, Pam! BTW, do you think there's any "guarantee of success"?
Meant to ask you: how well does Rita know Frank? Enough to ascertain "there's nothing phoney" about his room? Is Frank's life really "a perfect mess", from what we've read so far, at least?
And why do you say Rita "chose the easy way"? What has prevented her from attending university right after high school? Her unwilligness to work hard?
Just wondering,
Gladys
Hi Gladys,
I love that quote too. I think we all need to have hungry minds, but sometimes it's not enough, you may lack of vocation for example, which in our carrer is paramount.
I'm not sure how well she knows Frank, but I think she learnt to observ in a different way in her own way and get her own conclusions.
I think Franks life is not at all in perfect order, he has his mess. He married but he don't want to be with her wife, he spend a lot of time in the bar, he might have problems with alcohol... but anyway I think he's not missed.
Finally about Rita easy way, I think it was a typical case of peer pressure.
Pame
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