I thought that as well. However, in her alone moments Louise could have expressed her remorse if she felt it that is. The thing is that it was never clearly stated that she felt some amount of guilt over her baseless insecurity.Kibetious wrote: ↑27 Apr 2019, 15:30This is equally true. Personally, I support it given that after staying with someone for that long an emotional bond always develops not unless love wasn't there in the first place. What is confusing is whether Louise was staying strong for the moment or whether she felt no remorse at all for her own reasons.Kajori50 wrote: ↑27 Apr 2019, 15:05What you say is true. However, I still think that after Larry's death, and everybody's assertion that he was loyal, Louise should have let go of her insecurity. In fact, a little bit of remorse was also expected.Dusamae wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 11:33 Louise thought Larry was cheating on her. She had already started hating him for it. So, she was distancing herself from him. I think her feelings betrayal were still there even when she found out who Larry was seeing. It would be hard to go from hating back to love in that short of time. I think for her to believe he was cheating was heart-wrenching for her.
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But I guess her jealousy overrode her love for Larry, considering she still had some left that is.BuzzingQuill wrote: ↑29 Apr 2019, 13:21Yeah definitely! Louise is an innately jealous person, so it's easy for her to go overboard I guessKajori50 wrote: ↑29 Apr 2019, 13:14Financial ruin can definitely strain a good relationship. But, I think Louise went a bit overboard with her jealousy.BuzzingQuill wrote: ↑21 Apr 2019, 14:08 I think it's in Louise's character to be jealous, I had my doubts that Larry had cheated on her as soon as he was confronted by Louise and answered 'no' when asked if he was cheating. I think she did love Larry its just that she was jealous by nature coupled with the fact that the two of them were close to financial ruin, you could see how that could put a strain on a relationship.
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Yeah I mean I guess that's why Louise was one of my favourite POV characters to read. Even if she was convinced Larry was cheating, she did still care for him, which made Larry's death even more tragic when she had found out that he wasn't infact cheating on her.Kajori50 wrote: ↑29 Apr 2019, 13:53But I guess her jealousy overrode her love for Larry, considering she still had some left that is.BuzzingQuill wrote: ↑29 Apr 2019, 13:21Yeah definitely! Louise is an innately jealous person, so it's easy for her to go overboard I guess
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This opinion is based on information that the author gave us in this book. There are certainly many unknowns that the author could fill in and give this relationship a new twist!Kajori50 wrote: ↑29 Apr 2019, 13:37I think this is a very novel take, and it made me think about their relationship from an entirely different angle.kdstrack wrote: ↑25 Apr 2019, 22:56 Louise had a wall of anger against Larry. I have wondered if she was angry that her father gave Larry so much respect. Why did he let Larry take over the company and not give it to Louise? Was she jealous? Was the company the "other woman" and the imagined affair with Suzette just confirmed her anger. After Larry died and Louise found out about the insurance money, that just made her feel even more unworthy. Her father snubbed her when he let Larry take over and she never got over it. The whole thing soured their relationship and their marriage instead of drawing them together.
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I guess doubting someone is what seems more natural than regretting for wishing someone ill. I am also of the opinion that Louise loved Larry. Larry should have informed her about Suzette first not unless he was planning to surprise her.
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I think we are more likely to be worried about the faithfulness of those we love than those who we don't care much about. To me, it sounds like Louise allowed her doubt and mistrust to grow to such an extent that her love for Larry was not evident in the story. However, we still find little glimpses that she still loved her husband.juliusotieno02 wrote: ↑26 Apr 2019, 04:10 Her lack of affection for Lary made me question her true feelings too. She seamed unbothered and just appriciate that Lary left some few bills that could settle the owings. such an unlikable woman!
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I had not thought much about the possibility of Louise being envious that her father allowed Larry to take over the company. It could be a reason too that was made worse when she began suspecting that Larry was having an affair with Suzette.kdstrack wrote: ↑25 Apr 2019, 22:56 Louise had a wall of anger against Larry. I have wondered if she was angry that her father gave Larry so much respect. Why did he let Larry take over the company and not give it to Louise? Was she jealous? Was the company the "other woman" and the imagined affair with Suzette just confirmed her anger. After Larry died and Louise found out about the insurance money, that just made her feel even more unworthy. Her father snubbed her when he let Larry take over and she never got over it. The whole thing soured their relationship and their marriage instead of drawing them together.
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I think Larry's death was truly a tragic one.BuzzingQuill wrote: ↑29 Apr 2019, 17:36Yeah I mean I guess that's why Louise was one of my favourite POV characters to read. Even if she was convinced Larry was cheating, she did still care for him, which made Larry's death even more tragic when she had found out that he wasn't infact cheating on her.Kajori50 wrote: ↑29 Apr 2019, 13:53But I guess her jealousy overrode her love for Larry, considering she still had some left that is.BuzzingQuill wrote: ↑29 Apr 2019, 13:21
Yeah definitely! Louise is an innately jealous person, so it's easy for her to go overboard I guess
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Well, it was all a big cluster of misunderstandings. Though, I still feel that Louise should have had a more remorseful reaction at Larry's death.Kibetious wrote: ↑30 Apr 2019, 05:09I guess doubting someone is what seems more natural than regretting for wishing someone ill. I am also of the opinion that Louise loved Larry. Larry should have informed her about Suzette first not unless he was planning to surprise her.
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I agree. Their relationship can be perceived in many different ways based on the information given in the book.kdstrack wrote: ↑29 Apr 2019, 21:01This opinion is based on information that the author gave us in this book. There are certainly many unknowns that the author could fill in and give this relationship a new twist!Kajori50 wrote: ↑29 Apr 2019, 13:37I think this is a very novel take, and it made me think about their relationship from an entirely different angle.kdstrack wrote: ↑25 Apr 2019, 22:56 Louise had a wall of anger against Larry. I have wondered if she was angry that her father gave Larry so much respect. Why did he let Larry take over the company and not give it to Louise? Was she jealous? Was the company the "other woman" and the imagined affair with Suzette just confirmed her anger. After Larry died and Louise found out about the insurance money, that just made her feel even more unworthy. Her father snubbed her when he let Larry take over and she never got over it. The whole thing soured their relationship and their marriage instead of drawing them together.
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Well, everything in her character was good, except her insecurity. Her continued insecurity made her some a tad annoying.
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