POMEGRANATE ENTHUSIAST

i have so many thoughts, i'm thinking of writing an essay about all we learn of the 'burial' throughout the book, because until chapter 110 i did think villefort was unaware that the baby was still alive, and the many interpretations of that entire situation are kind of fascinating. tbh i have ideas for a lot of different tcomc posts but i'm so insecure about my writing and opinions i feel shy posting them lmao but i think they could possibly be interesting (once i wrote a whole essay about villefort's relationship with macbeth, and how that connects with héloïse and his relationship with women in his life and when i was about to save it in my drafts tumblr deleted all of it in a second ☠️ i want to rewrite that one. also, i have an essay i want to finish about hermine, and another simple one about edmond's connection to othello).

anyway, this song ("i am the one (reprise)" from next to normal) reminded me of them so much!!! a father who tries to deny the memory of his haunting son and comes to terms with the tragedy of their relationship. and the son who seeks for his father to finally see and accept him. it's also VERY interesting because i can definitely see similarities between the diana/gabe/natalie & hermine/benedetto/eugénie relationships!!! a mother who lost her first child (a son, specifically) when she was young and he was a baby, and who ended up living an 'artificial' life, never being truthfully happy or free, ignoring and not loving nor caring enough for her daughter as a result. we do not know if eugénie ever found out benedetto was her brother but imagine "superboy and the invisible girl" with them!!! it makes so much sense even though i'd say, at the end of the day, eugénie was relieved by the carelessness of her mother because it meant she could flee, but i think she was still very hurt by it. what an interesting relationship, i should write an essay about that too!!! they're actually sooo similar and do not realize it, or at least not hermine.