English 48b
March 7, 2008
Professor Lankford
Quote:
The subtle Roman again dropped his eyes. “If she had lived, I should have got nothing. She would never have married me, I am sure”.
Summary:
It is the quote said by Mr. Giovanelli after Daisy’s death.
Response:
Everyone in the story thinks that Daisy is engaged to Mr. Giovanelli, the Italian gentleman. However, it is not the truth. Unluckily, Winterbourne only can know the truth after Daisy dies. Moreover, I think that this quote reveals Mr. Giovanelli’s inner conflict—sad yet relief after Daisy’s death. On one hand, he “dropped his eyes” which represents his sadness towards Daisy’s death. It seems that he hopes if Daisy can still be alive. However, immediately after this, he said “if she had lived, I should have got nothing.” This saying is like a contradiction to his previous action. Somehow, he knows that if Daisy is still alive, she may already have gone to pursue her love for Winterbourne and left him. Then, he would have got nothing. Therefore, he seems to mean that it make no difference whether she is alive or dead because she will not stay by his side in either ways. I even felt that Giovanelli is even a bit relief after the death of Daisy because he may suffer from the lost of Daisy to Winterbourne and he will get “nothing” if Daisy is not dead. Yet, he did get “something” now because he have spent the last period of Daisy’s life with her and most importantly he would never lose Daisy to Winterbourne. Personally, I think that love always creates dilemma. For instance, in the story, Winterbourne does not know if he should go ahead to Daisy since it seems that Daisy actually loves Mr. Giovanelli, but not him. Indeed, the end of the story shows that Daisy’s true lover is Winterbourne, but not Mr. Giovanelli. Why can’t both of them be more honest to each other? After reading the story, I guess if Daisy explained everything well to Winterbourne, she might not go to that fatal place and die at last.
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