Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Does Polly’s nursing of Rosicky and her awakening suggest she is ready to embrace farm life?

Polly is Anton Rosicky's daughter-in-law, married to his son Rudolf. Polly's a city girl and Anton's worried that she might not adapt to life in the country. She might get so unhappy, he fears, that she'll move back to the city and take Rudolf with her. Anton's family is the most important thing in the world to him, and the last thing he wants is to be apart from his children.
But Rosicky has no cause to be worried. Polly seems to be fitting into the country life just fine; and that's in no small part down to Anton himself. When Anton, who's suffering from a bad heart, gets sick, it's Polly who nurses him back to health. As she does so, she hints that she might be pregnant. Polly's unborn child is important because it shows that she's prepared to put down roots in the country—that she's not planning to return to the city anytime soon.
But Polly's real awakening comes through the love that Anton clearly has for her. She can see it in his eyes, feel it in the gentle touch of his hand as she nurses him back to health; this is a man who has a special gift for loving people. And Polly can feel that love. Having experienced such an extraordinary feeling, her connection to life on the farm can only be strengthened.

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