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Date Posted: 20:57:28 05/14/12 Mon
Author: Debbie S.
Subject: Re: Christy Pondering
In reply to: Jenny 's message, "Christy Pondering" on 18:37:30 05/14/12 Mon

The writers apparently brought Margaret back from the dead(as she always was in the book) to make Neil unobtainable for Christy and to add to the angst of the situation. You think it will be David she chooses, but no she likes Neil, but no, he is married, so will she go back to David even if she really is in love with Neil? Will she do the safe thing and marry the preacher? I think the writers were planning on using the love triangle for a while longer to prolong anticipation. If Neil were a widower, like in the book, there would be only one obstacle in their way, his lack of Christian faith. In the book, that was remedied in the end so there was no longer any obstacle.

As for going to El Pano for a divorce that may not have solved everything. In those days divorce was not as widely accepted as it is now, especially for someone in Christy's position at a mission, to marry a divorced man would not have been wise. For her, it may have been difficult or most likely impossible to have stayed in her teaching position. She could have had Neil, but would have had to give up the children.

In the movies it is mentioned that Margaret died of tuberculosis, so Neil was a widower in the movies and the writers had Margaret die of the disease she had in the series. I believe in the book Margaret and their infant son had both died of typhoid fever before Christy's arrival.

In the TV series is does appear that Margaret states she is dying. Rather that was one more ruse on her part to get what she wanted or to use Neil's compassion against him we will never know. I also think she told Miss Alice she was in trouble and needed money. Most likely Margaret was in trouble and came back to Cutter Gap as a last resort and needed a place to hide out or stay. Since her mother had turned her down earlier, she went to Neil. I wondered if the writers would have had the trouble follow her as well as eventually use her illness and dying to bring about more angst and character development, especially for Neil and Miss Alice.

Debbie S.

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[> re: Christy Pondering -- BC, 09:51:45 05/15/12 Tue

- interesting observations and questions!
- and, i enjoyed reading through the response as well! :)
- BC

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