Reply To: Plot twists in The Frozen River
I really was surprised that Sarah’s Major came back to her, but was happy for her, despite my wishes, like Martha’s, to get her together with Cyrus. I would have been as skeptical as Martha about her situation, but it would have been good for my cynical heart to see that sometimes people’s dreams DO come true. Sarah always knew her own mind and heart, and acted honorably, and deserves her happily-ever-after.
Sally is a more mixed bag. She was intimidated by her father, and was a less stronger personality than Sarah, it seems. She didn’t seem to have a good sense of herself, and resorted to subterfuge and trickery in her life. Martha could see that, and she and I would have been on the same page about not having much high regard for her. Yet, Sally seemed to genuinely want to be with Johnathan, whether for love, lust, or security, or a combination of all. Martha sees her for who she is, yet doesn’t shun her or deny her the care she needs. I think she sees that Sally is merely human, and needs some kindness in her life, too.
