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Genre - Historical Fiction
Rating - PG17
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“Very
well, I see not everything has changed.”
Dandelions
in the Garden begins at the end and reverts back to
the early years of how Amara and Elizabeth are introduced, grow and survive
together. By doing this, I wanted to
show how the women evolve and how they’re shaped by circumstance. My interest was to explore or provide a
plausible explanation for what drove them to gruesome and immoral acts.
At this point on page 99, the girls are
still young and Elizabeth, at age fifteen, has fallen for her first love, a
neighbor by the name of Laszlo Bende.
Under the guardianship of Elizabeth’s cousin, Count Thurzo, the girls
are restricted, forbidden and frankly, abandoned at Sarvar. However, when the count receives word of
misbehavior, he immediately departs for Sarvar in order to put things
right. Hoping the girls have become more
subservient under their governess, he is disappointed to discover nothing has
changed, but of course, this is naïve because much has changed.
In an act of defiance, Amara, the most
timid and pleasing of the pair, takes a stand and decides to do something about
the injustice she is witnessing against true love. She makes an excuse to ride into town and on
her way detours to Laszlo Bende’s home to deliver secret letters.
What I hoped to achieve in this scene was
to show the growing loyalty of Amara towards Elizabeth. Despite her behaviors, Amara is realizing
that Elizabeth is all she has and if happiness can be achieved for either, they
must work together. It’s a turning point
where it becomes an “us verses them,” relationship. This act by Amara strengthens the bond
because it is a choice she makes, not something she is obligated or told to
do. This is the moment where her true
love and friendship is realized. This is just the beginning, but pivotal in the overall shaping of their loyalty
towards each other.
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