I think that Dete was young and not fully able to take care of Heidi the way the Grandfather was. Of course with hindsight I see that it was a great thing that she brought Heidi up the mountain. At the time however it did seem a little harsh and like she was 'pawning' her off. I think she could have been less abrupt about it.
Dete had her own life and a new job that she felt she couldn't take Heidi to. I think she was a bit selfish...but in the end she did Heidi a favor bringing her to the Grandfather. However, taking her away again...when she took her to Frankfurt...was mean... although in the end it touched so many lives, including Heidi's, for the better.
I did not fault her for taking Heidi to the grandfather, but I did not appreciate her thinking she could come and take her back, especially by tricking her. She left her there and then took her when she was happy? Lame, but of course necessary for the rest of the story to unfold so I can't be too mad.
We are a group of sisters, mothers, daughters, cousins, aunts, grandmothers, and friends coming together because of our shared love of reading.
Annegirl
Favorite books are the Anne series and Emily series by L.M Montgomery, the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling, Timeline and Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton,just about everything by Shannon Hale (especially Goose Girl and Book of A Thousand Days), the Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull, the Eragon series by Christopher Paolini, the Hunger Games trilogy and Gregor series by Suzanne Collins, the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare, and Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld. I add to my favorites list all the time!
Bookworm
Favorite books include Gone With the Wind, the Harry Potter series, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion, Sense and Sensibility, Hunt for Red October, The Patriarch (George Washington), Those Who Love, and The Presidents Lady
Stampin_Maniac
Favorite books are the Twilight series, any by Mary Higgins Clark, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, autobiographies, and The Work and the Glory series.
Julie
Favorite books include...East of Eden and all other John Steinbeck works, 1984, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables, Anna Karenina, Rebecca, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Memoirs of a Geisha, Charlotte's Web (and lots of other children's fiction novels)
Holly
Favorite books include Emma, the Harry Potter series, The Little Prince, Taming of the Shrew, Ender's Game, To Kill a Mockingbird, the Twilight series, A Christmas Carol, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Help, The Hunger Games, The Screwtape Letters, OPJB, and all of Bill Peet's children's books.
Deenie Bug
Favorite books are The Quicksilver Pool, Jane Eyre, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Moonraker's Bride, Window on the Square, The Secret Garden, Harry Potter series, Lord of the Rings, and Agatha Christie books.
Wendy
Favorite books are A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Oh the places you'll go, 1776, Little Women, Persuasion, The Chronicles of Narnia, Anne of Green Gables, Little House, Christy, and A Lantern in her hand
BreeAnn
Favorite books are To Kill A Mockingbird, Little House on the Prairie, The Notebook, Twilight series, Jane Eyre, Little Women, The Work and the Glory series, anything by Mary Higgins Clark, and A child called it.
Sanya the Duck
Favorite books are Pride and Prejudice, The Good Earth, The Count of Monte Cristo, Harry Potter series, Twilight series, Anne of Green Gables, These is my Words, The Chronicles of Narnia, the Work and the Glory series, and The Kingdom and the Crown series.
Keddy-Weddy
G-Mama
Favorite books are Matilda, Pride and Prejudice, Rebecca, The Hiding Place, The Outsiders, Dealing with Dragons series, Twilight series, The Lord of the Rings series, The Thirteenth Tale, and Emily of New Moon
Stephanie
Favorite books include The Twilight series
Mel
Hare_Bear
Favorite books are the Twilight series and the Harry Potter series
3 comments:
I think that Dete was young and not fully able to take care of Heidi the way the Grandfather was. Of course with hindsight I see that it was a great thing that she brought Heidi up the mountain.
At the time however it did seem a little harsh and like she was 'pawning' her off. I think she could have been less abrupt about it.
Dete had her own life and a new job that she felt she couldn't take Heidi to. I think she was a bit selfish...but in the end she did Heidi a favor bringing her to the Grandfather. However, taking her away again...when she took her to Frankfurt...was mean... although in the end it touched so many lives, including Heidi's, for the better.
I did not fault her for taking Heidi to the grandfather, but I did not appreciate her thinking she could come and take her back, especially by tricking her. She left her there and then took her when she was happy? Lame, but of course necessary for the rest of the story to unfold so I can't be too mad.
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