The Awakening: An Authoritative Text Biographical and Historical Contexts Criticism (Norton Critical Editions)
In Japan, we are more familiar with『A Doll's House』by Henrik Ibsen [1828〜1906] than『Awakening』by Kate Chopin[1850-1904], both deal with the independence of women. But the latter concentrates the sexual impulse of women, therefore accepted harsh criticism including the ban on to read when the book was published in 1899, I learned.
This time at my second reading ( my first reading, in Japanese version, was about 10 yeas ago), I carefully read the story as a scale, measuring my degree of feminism. I’m afraid myself to be called "sexist" as same as the men of 100 year ago if I denounce Mrs.Edna Pontellier. So I, a contemporary man, who got baptized by the second and third-wave feminism, can admit Mrs. Potellier’s desire of self-fulfilment, or, at least, must admit for.
But problem is whether Mrs. Potellier was really awakened or not. In my opinion her awakening is fully doubtful.
The story suggests that her awakening began when Edna loves Robert. Can, however, we evaluate the Edna’s love for Robert is a real love of adults? I think she only fancies one more dream after her younger love, to the cavalry, to the fianc'e of neighbor girl and to the tragedian. which was cut off by Leonce. It is too na've for 28 housemaker having two children. These her romanticism couldn't fathom the fact that Robert is a plain man, coward for social manner in New Orleans.
Because Edna's awakening is too rely on Robert, she deeply desponds from his departure, actually he fleed from her, to Mexico. She bewilders a letter not come to her but to Mademoiselle Reisz and from the feeling of loss, has a relationship with Arobin, a kind of Don Juan though she realizes---" Today is Arobin: tomorrow it will be some one else". Of course such behaviour can't be progressed self-fulfilment of her.
Regarding other self-fulfilment of her, Although Mademoiselle Reisz discerned the artistry in her paint and advised her: "To be an artist, one must possess the soul that dares and defies," Edna doesn't accept it seriously. She doesn't seem to become professional painter in spite of a dealer recommends her to draw much. She is indifferent how comes the money to her
Moreover I can't understand she moves to so-called Pigeon house, in the nearest place form Mr. Ponteller's mansion. Why doesn't she move to the East or somewhere far distant if she really want to free from her family and friends.
I maybe too strict for a Southern Belle who lived in the limited circumstance of the Victorian Era. But in according the story, the fact is like previous paragraphs.
My conclusion is; Edna, after all, can't know how to manage herself, impossible go forward, impossible go back, only possible standstill, that means Edna had to go to die.
This time at my second reading ( my first reading, in Japanese version, was about 10 yeas ago), I carefully read the story as a scale, measuring my degree of feminism. I’m afraid myself to be called "sexist" as same as the men of 100 year ago if I denounce Mrs.Edna Pontellier. So I, a contemporary man, who got baptized by the second and third-wave feminism, can admit Mrs. Potellier’s desire of self-fulfilment, or, at least, must admit for.
But problem is whether Mrs. Potellier was really awakened or not. In my opinion her awakening is fully doubtful.
The story suggests that her awakening began when Edna loves Robert. Can, however, we evaluate the Edna’s love for Robert is a real love of adults? I think she only fancies one more dream after her younger love, to the cavalry, to the fianc'e of neighbor girl and to the tragedian. which was cut off by Leonce. It is too na've for 28 housemaker having two children. These her romanticism couldn't fathom the fact that Robert is a plain man, coward for social manner in New Orleans.
Because Edna's awakening is too rely on Robert, she deeply desponds from his departure, actually he fleed from her, to Mexico. She bewilders a letter not come to her but to Mademoiselle Reisz and from the feeling of loss, has a relationship with Arobin, a kind of Don Juan though she realizes---" Today is Arobin: tomorrow it will be some one else". Of course such behaviour can't be progressed self-fulfilment of her.
Regarding other self-fulfilment of her, Although Mademoiselle Reisz discerned the artistry in her paint and advised her: "To be an artist, one must possess the soul that dares and defies," Edna doesn't accept it seriously. She doesn't seem to become professional painter in spite of a dealer recommends her to draw much. She is indifferent how comes the money to her
Moreover I can't understand she moves to so-called Pigeon house, in the nearest place form Mr. Ponteller's mansion. Why doesn't she move to the East or somewhere far distant if she really want to free from her family and friends.
I maybe too strict for a Southern Belle who lived in the limited circumstance of the Victorian Era. But in according the story, the fact is like previous paragraphs.
My conclusion is; Edna, after all, can't know how to manage herself, impossible go forward, impossible go back, only possible standstill, that means Edna had to go to die.
ショパン 愛と哀しみの旋律 [DVD]
映画「楽聖ショパン」よりは幾分良かったけれども、ショパンよりも、愛人のジョルジュ・サンド、その子どもたちに重きが置かれていて、決して満足できる作品ではありませんでした。
若く才能溢れるショパンが、何故、スキャンダラスなパリ社交界の寵児、ジョルジュ・サンドに魅かれたのか、その関係が、あれほど長く続いたのか、全く理解できませんでした。
「ピアノの詩人」と言われたショパンの神経質で繊細な性格、病弱なところ、ジョルジュ・サンドが愛人ショパンと息子モーリス、どちらの手も離そうとしなかった狡猾さ？はよく描かれているように思いました。
監督が２年の歳月を費やし選曲した２０曲以上の名曲。「革命のエチュード」「夜想曲第20番」「ピアノ協奏曲第1番」「ピアノ協奏曲第2番」「幻想即興曲」「英雄ポロネーズ」…等々、美しく哀しいショパンの旋律だけが、救いのような映画です。
劇中リストによって演奏された「革命のエチュード」は、日本人ピアニスト横山幸雄が15年前に演奏してＣＤ化したものだそうです。
若く才能溢れるショパンが、何故、スキャンダラスなパリ社交界の寵児、ジョルジュ・サンドに魅かれたのか、その関係が、あれほど長く続いたのか、全く理解できませんでした。
「ピアノの詩人」と言われたショパンの神経質で繊細な性格、病弱なところ、ジョルジュ・サンドが愛人ショパンと息子モーリス、どちらの手も離そうとしなかった狡猾さ？はよく描かれているように思いました。
監督が２年の歳月を費やし選曲した２０曲以上の名曲。「革命のエチュード」「夜想曲第20番」「ピアノ協奏曲第1番」「ピアノ協奏曲第2番」「幻想即興曲」「英雄ポロネーズ」…等々、美しく哀しいショパンの旋律だけが、救いのような映画です。
劇中リストによって演奏された「革命のエチュード」は、日本人ピアニスト横山幸雄が15年前に演奏してＣＤ化したものだそうです。
トラスティベル ~ショパンの夢~ ルプリーズ(特典なし)
360版が不評だったのでどうだろうなぁ〜と思ってプレイしてみると普通に面白いです。
まずプレイしてみて良いと思ったのは、戦闘のエフェクト（すごい派手）、音楽、グラフィックが素晴らしい出来でした。
ただ皆さんが言っているように敵が強いです。特に序盤のデブのおっさんと後半のボスはかなり苦戦しました。
これから買おうとしてる方で、根気がない人や気が短い人はそれなりの覚悟でプレイしてください。
しかし、ひとつ残念だったのはストーリー。いま物語の後半まで進めましたが正直わかりにくいです。序盤から中盤までは良かったのですが、後半はなんか話が難解すぎてついていけません（まだ全クリはしていないので今後良くなるかもしれません）。
とりあえず総合的にみてとても楽しんでいます。もし買うのを悩んでいる方はとりあえず買ってみてください！
絶対損はしない出来です！
まずプレイしてみて良いと思ったのは、戦闘のエフェクト（すごい派手）、音楽、グラフィックが素晴らしい出来でした。
ただ皆さんが言っているように敵が強いです。特に序盤のデブのおっさんと後半のボスはかなり苦戦しました。
これから買おうとしてる方で、根気がない人や気が短い人はそれなりの覚悟でプレイしてください。
しかし、ひとつ残念だったのはストーリー。いま物語の後半まで進めましたが正直わかりにくいです。序盤から中盤までは良かったのですが、後半はなんか話が難解すぎてついていけません（まだ全クリはしていないので今後良くなるかもしれません）。
とりあえず総合的にみてとても楽しんでいます。もし買うのを悩んでいる方はとりあえず買ってみてください！
絶対損はしない出来です！
