This was less bothersome for me to read since I've already told you I don't prefer dark tales. Perhaps it was Beatrice herself, filled with honest and true emotions and a innate spirit that was essentially good. I do believe that all this would have changed dramatically if she had known that she was her father's science experiment.
Comparably, this story is similar to any real life girl whose parents are not exactly "positive role models." Perhaps they have a drinking or a drug problem. But somehow, someway, these strong-spirited girls, or young women, find their way through a difficult life. They struggle through school but persist in getting their high school diploma. Perhaps their GPA is 3.0 or 3.2 or so. Whatever. But they persist in their tenacity, and with the help of the school's guidance counselors, get accepted into a state college. They believe strongly that their personal dreams are obtainable, and if they look in just the right direction, help will come their way. Encouragement, I believe, can help any person overcome all negative possibilities. Kindness, compassion and unselfishness can help all those misguided teens living in the U.S. If we show we care, even when their family doesn't, what great things can they achieve?
But back to this story... Beatrice had no one but Giovanni. Perhaps if she did, she'd still be alive and less willing to prove herself. Perhaps her attitude would've changed in six months or so and she realized that her self was much too precious to risk by drinking the potion Giovanni offered. She was misguided in her love for him. In many ways, this happens too in real life. If we hold back and wait just a bit longer, thinking about things, before we do anything that will affect the rest of our lives, maybe we'd have fewer regrets.
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