The title of my blog pertains to both sisters even though one sister, Gerogette, was barely effected by the corruption of the Bouvier family while the other, Leone, was effected greatly.
Leone Bouvier, a young French girl dealt with the corruption of her father’s alcoholism and her mother’s irresponsibility and lack of heart. Aside she was her sister Georgette who luckily managed to escape to a covenant at Angers, becoming a disciplined nun. As Leone was left alone to tend to her family, she dealt with her mother showing no gratitude towards her. She was rejected by all those around her; in response, Leone looked for love elsewhere in particular towards men.
As Leon directed her attention towards men, she fell in love with a 22-year-old garage mechanic, Emile-Clenet. As they convened on a weekly basis (every Sunday) Leon learned to love Emile and appreciate the attention he gave her which she so lacked from her childhood. As time progressed and Leon discovered that Emile’s “so called love” for her was more of a false emotion she became restless and distraught. “Emile could be cruel, too. Once, snapped by a street photographer, the couple went to pick up the picture. Emile took one look and said he didn’t want it. When Leone asked why, he said: “Just look at that face and you’ll understand.” She hurried off to cry alone…It took her all night to cycle the 30-odd miles to Nantes where Emile worked. But when she got there in the morning, Emile was annoyed. Their arrangement was only for Sundays, he said. It was a weekday. She must leave.” (Press 177-178) As Emile began to neglect Leone, she took her anger out by purchasing a .22 automatic pistol and shooting him in the neck after kissing his cheek and saying goodbye.
After reading this, I realized that many characters throughout the novel such as Leone have been driven to commit murder because of people like Emile. After dealing with neglect from her family, she was looking for a person to love her and care for her. After being betrayed by the one person she depended on and made her happy, she was driven to insanity. Leone's betrayl by her loved ones throughout her life led her to murder the one person she loved most.
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Denise-
This was a great summary of what went on in the story of these two sisters in a corrupted family, but I feel that you are only summarizing in this post, instead of looking at the bigger meaning that you are trying to display throughout these stories. I don't mean to sound like Ms. Foley (even though that is not a bad thing), but i would enjoy if you had some analysis in accordance to what you are summarizing.
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