tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post7666202377524557109..comments2024-02-05T01:55:53.566-08:00Comments on Gently Mad: My Brilliant Career by Miles FranklinSharon Wilfonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-26425944618808085022016-10-21T14:30:18.862-07:002016-10-21T14:30:18.862-07:00Hi Brian! I'm not sure how much Sybylla refle...Hi Brian! I'm not sure how much Sybylla reflects Miles Franklin's own character but Sybylla was very immature, head strong and angry at everybody and everything without really knowing why. I haven't read anything else by the author so I don't know if her characters improved or not.<br /><br />I agree with you that we shouldn't mindlessly follow how we were raised. Everyone has to come to a point where they think through their culture and environment and to do so without becoming contemptuous of those who see things differently.<br /><br />I am noticing this with some daughters of friends of mine. They are going to a prestigious school and their attitude towards those of us back home has become decidedly arrogant. Hopefully they will grow out of their opinion of us and realize that we all were once college "know it alls".Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-4155436858549635802016-10-21T05:41:12.921-07:002016-10-21T05:41:12.921-07:00Great review Sharon.
You raise some really intere...Great review Sharon.<br /><br />You raise some really interesting points here. In my opinion questioning convention, rejecting what one deems to be invalid in society etc. is a good thing for a person to do. However, we see it turn into its own form of intolerance for some. Taken too far it also can turn into narcissism. I know people that this has happened to. It sounds as if this is the case with Sybylla.<br /><br />Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-54306886078533642502016-10-20T21:10:31.484-07:002016-10-20T21:10:31.484-07:00Hi Carol: It is an interesting story and I guess ...Hi Carol: It is an interesting story and I guess one needs to remember that even though she was a prodigy, she was only a child after all. I hear she wrote another book and I'm wondering if it is worth reading.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-24545669462476805712016-10-20T19:23:02.373-07:002016-10-20T19:23:02.373-07:00I don't think you're alone in your opinion...I don't think you're alone in your opinion! Just about everyone I'm know who's read the book thinks Sybylla needed a good slap but she did write well. I also thought she described the land and its harshness very well. Thanks for the mention above. Much appreciated.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.com