That's one of my favorite sentences in the book, because I think it pinpoints what's so satisfying about Amy and Arthur's romance. They're both truly good, selfless people who care about and try to help others, but who for one reason or another are unappreciated by those who should be closest to them. Although they're not what we today might call "needy" people, they both have a deep need for someone who will see them and love them for who they really are. And each of them sees in each other "what no one else could see"; with each other, perhaps for the first time in their respective lives, they both know and are known. It's what makes them so perfect together, and makes us so happy for them.
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And now a little blog business: I think I may have to take back "the explanation of the secret does make sense -- mostly." Apparently so many people needed clarification that this blog has had over seven times as many hits today as it had on its previous best day! Whether you just made a one-time visit to help get the story straightened out, or you think you might stick around for a while and talk Dickens with your fellow fans, I'm very glad you came by. (And I think I owe Andrew Davies a thank-you card for not being clearer about that revelation!)
And speaking of talking Dickens, there's also a great post-show discussion over at Epic Reinvention, the LiveJournal page I've mentioned once or twice before. (My username is litlover12, for those who haven't already seen my page.) Valancy, the blogger there, wrote a nice review of the conclusion, and we commenters have had lots of fun matching up some of the leftover characters (Tattycoram and John? Why not?) and speculating on Arthur and Amy's future -- a house full of strays and children, was my guess. Dickens backs me up on the children part, saying that they have their own and also spend a lot of time taking care of Fanny's. As I said over there, I adore the thought of Arthur with little kids climbing all over him. We already know that Amy was sure he'd be a good father, and after all his years of loneliness, he'd probably enjoy every noisy moment. Well, maybe not the middle-of-the-night noisy moments, because no one enjoys those, but all the rest!
Finally, thanks once again to all of you who have been leaving comments! I so enjoy hearing from you.
I'm not quite done ruminating on Little Dorrit, but that's enough for one evening, I think. So for tonight, I'll leave you with this . . .
I love that someone made a music video of these two! I don't know how to make them myself, but if I could have, I think I might have used this, or this. (What? I like country, and I don't think Dickens would have minded. And besides, the lyrics fit!)
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Your first paragraph nearly brought me to tears — you put it so beautifully!
And what happened to the legacy left by Arthur's great uncle to amy? that isn't the money they inherited that Arthur finds, is it? That was some dorrit family fortune, right? And no one knows about the legacy until the french guy reveals it. but right at the end they are broke until Arthur's business partner returns.
So confused...
And normally I love Andrew Davies but I feel he let the story down in this case.
Just finished watching the series on Amazon Prime. Then I discovered this blog. Now that Claire Foy seems to be winning every award this year, I decided to watch the series and was, in a word, overwhelmed. I had read a whole bunch of Dickens in college (English Literature minor) but had forgotten about this novel. The series was perfect. I appreciate your reviews and will now follow this blog. Thanks!
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Your first paragraph nearly brought me to tears — you put it so beautifully!
Posted by: Deleilan | April 28, 2009 at 08:40 AM
And what happened to the legacy left by Arthur's great uncle to amy? that isn't the money they inherited that Arthur finds, is it? That was some dorrit family fortune, right? And no one knows about the legacy until the french guy reveals it. but right at the end they are broke until Arthur's business partner returns.
So confused...
And normally I love Andrew Davies but I feel he let the story down in this case.
Posted by: dee | August 31, 2011 at 09:09 PM
Just finished watching the series on Amazon Prime. Then I discovered this blog. Now that Claire Foy seems to be winning every award this year, I decided to watch the series and was, in a word, overwhelmed. I had read a whole bunch of Dickens in college (English Literature minor) but had forgotten about this novel. The series was perfect. I appreciate your reviews and will now follow this blog. Thanks!
Posted by: Tim Murphy | September 30, 2018 at 07:43 PM
Thank you, Tim!
Posted by: Gina | September 30, 2018 at 07:54 PM