Mr. Tulliver lost his temper... again.
Four years and a lot of misery and indignation, the day has finally come to the Tullivers to truimph for all these. Mr. Tulliver acknowledges that a large part of this truimph was due to Tom's hard work... you can also say abilities and luck.
There was some sort of a celebration and Tom had the opportunity to talk; as in give a speech. This made Mr. Tulliver even more proud -- he said he paid a high price for Tom's education.
I wonder if Tom thinks of it this way, too. As a child under the guidance and education of Mr. Stelling, hehated dispised some of his teachings, especially Latin. He couldn't find its relevance to his life and he used to question the reasons of Mr. Tulliver in sending him to Mr. Stelling than the school he used to go to. He considers some of these things unimportant. I agree (though) with Mr. Tulliver that a big part of Tom now is due to his education -- that is why he was able to come up with such an admirable speech. And I believe that a large part of it is also due to the fact that Tom was able to absorb all the teachings.
Mr. Tulliver must have been overjoyed about this victory of their family. I think he felt like having risen from this quicksand of fate and a quagmire of emotions that he forgot about the consequences because he might have been to eager for revenge.
Four years.
It must have felt like a dormant volcano wiating to exhale its fumes of hatred.
I felt sorry for the Tullivers; very sorry. Just when they have gotten out of this quicksand of fate, the celebration was that of an empty victory. Mr. Tulliver and his temper was the primary, if not the only reason, for this happening. It was such a disappointment to me, too, that his temper is also the reason for this empty victory.
Four years and a lot of misery and indignation, the day has finally come to the Tullivers to truimph for all these. Mr. Tulliver acknowledges that a large part of this truimph was due to Tom's hard work... you can also say abilities and luck.
There was some sort of a celebration and Tom had the opportunity to talk; as in give a speech. This made Mr. Tulliver even more proud -- he said he paid a high price for Tom's education.
I wonder if Tom thinks of it this way, too. As a child under the guidance and education of Mr. Stelling, he
Mr. Tulliver must have been overjoyed about this victory of their family. I think he felt like having risen from this quicksand of fate and a quagmire of emotions that he forgot about the consequences because he might have been to eager for revenge.
Four years.
It must have felt like a dormant volcano wiating to exhale its fumes of hatred.
I felt sorry for the Tullivers; very sorry. Just when they have gotten out of this quicksand of fate, the celebration was that of an empty victory. Mr. Tulliver and his temper was the primary, if not the only reason, for this happening. It was such a disappointment to me, too, that his temper is also the reason for this empty victory.
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