In the short story Babette's Feast written by Isak Dinesen we are introduce toa couple of people that live in Norway. "When she had passed him and dissapeared he was not certain whether he was to belive his own eyes" (23). This quote comes from the beginning of the short story. It is talking about a child that was seventeen years old and saw the most beautiful girl that he had ever seen. The problem was that he did not feel that he was worthy of her love for him so he fled to the town that he was originally from.
The fact that some men desire some things that they believe is beautiful they go for it. Sometimes going for it ends up being a big disaster. That hurts sometimes and thats why instead of dealing with full rejection they just dont take the risk and go for what they thing is below their league. The fact that this kid left the most beautiful girl that he had ever met meant that he was scare of what the outcome would be. So instead of trying he did what some men would do and just leave the girl alone. The one thing that men alwasys end up wondering is the big question "What would had happen?" The way to have the answer for that question is to do what you would like to do and not be afraid of what could happen or will happen. Thats the one thing that all men should really think about. If you really love the girl or women go after her and dont let her go and that way you would never wonder what could of happen.
Dinesen, Isak, and Isak Dinesen. Anecdotes of Destiny ; And, Ehrengard. New York: Vintage, 1993. Print
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That's some pretty good advice Ivan. I agree with you. Maybe you could tie it back to Babette's feast and talk about what happened between the boy and this girl. Talk about how it is a disaster when you are rejected and how great the payoff is when you get what you desire. Maybe you could also talk about what is worse, the pain of being rejected or not knowing what could have been. Good job though, just go into it a little more.
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