I am envisioning Tolstoy as that guy at parties who tells really good stories, and his listeners are all satisfied and happy and ready to wander off to check out the hors d'oeurves... only oh wait, he's not done yet. He wants to elucidate the general moral of his story in case anyone missed it. For the next fifteen minutes.
I'm sure the whole failed elopement plays into Natasha's feeling that Sonya doesn't feel things like she does. Not that Natasha is sorry she was prevented from eloping, but still, Sonya betrayed her confidence in order to stop her, and acted really judgmental about Natasha's feelings too. In fact that might be the sticking point.
Possibly they both think that the other doesn't really feel things: Sonya is convinced Natasha can't really understand love, given how easily she broke faith with Prince Andrei, and Natasha is convinced likewise given that Sonya can't understand the coursing current of feelings that made her act that way.
It's funny - as a general observation, not particularly about War and Peace - how many people are convinced that they feel feelings with unique depth and intensity, and everyone else just Doesn't Understand.
And yes, I would be here for Sonya/Dolokhov. Presumably the war gave him a bit more depth of character, right? And perhaps nightmares. I bet Sonya would enjoying soothing his troubled brow when he wakes up from a nightmare.
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Date: 2016-08-18 05:34 pm (UTC)I'm sure the whole failed elopement plays into Natasha's feeling that Sonya doesn't feel things like she does. Not that Natasha is sorry she was prevented from eloping, but still, Sonya betrayed her confidence in order to stop her, and acted really judgmental about Natasha's feelings too. In fact that might be the sticking point.
Possibly they both think that the other doesn't really feel things: Sonya is convinced Natasha can't really understand love, given how easily she broke faith with Prince Andrei, and Natasha is convinced likewise given that Sonya can't understand the coursing current of feelings that made her act that way.
It's funny - as a general observation, not particularly about War and Peace - how many people are convinced that they feel feelings with unique depth and intensity, and everyone else just Doesn't Understand.
And yes, I would be here for Sonya/Dolokhov. Presumably the war gave him a bit more depth of character, right? And perhaps nightmares. I bet Sonya would enjoying soothing his troubled brow when he wakes up from a nightmare.