Pg. 53-55

I am writing about the passage that starts on page 53 when Odette is trying to hint to Swann about marriage, and ends on page 55 end of the 1^st paragraph ending with salon.

I picked this passage because it shows Odette’s mindset. She’s pretty much talking about how she married Swann for his Esteem, however she’s not getting it. She’s mentioning how another lady married a man she barely lived with and had no children with but is getting invited to more Balls and parties. She blames her not getting invited to these kinds of parties on Swanns behavior, funny how she doesn’t blame her reputation at all. She goes on to talk about how much people change when they are in love. How their friends hardly recognize them. She also mentions how people who date or even marry adopt each other’s points of views.

This passage puts us in Odette’s mind. It shows us why she married him. Please comment so we can compare notes.

-Celia Avitia-