The Other Boleyn Girl

The quote I chose for relation to real life topics would be "she looked blankly at me as I might look at a rivalry of birds fluttering in the dovecote. It was not as if it mattered. They would all be eaten in time." I find this a very open ended quote. You could talk about the human nature of wanting new things frequently, how power can make us feel so above others that their feelings do not matter, the quality of being shallow, or how love is a tiring game. You can put so much effort into someone and they can just say "you know what I'm not feeling this, adios". Humans, whether man or woman, have an obsession with new things. Something is gratifying when it is brand new but once it becomes used it doesn't feel first-class and you want better. This is how the game went in the book. The King made Mary his mistress and she bore two children for him. Anne was in the shadows, no one paid attention to her. When the King started to tire of Mary, Anne worked her charm and caught his attention. She is now almost in the seat as Queen of England and Mary as nothing but her chambermaid. To explain this quote the Queen is looking at Mary with no sympathy. It is all a game. She knew that Mary would eventually fall out of the picture and another woman, whether it was Anne or not, would step in. When one dies the new bird takes the nest. The other connection would be power with the King and new age people like celebrities with money. Power and money mixed together can make us blind, immortal, unstoppable, die quickly and shallow. When a person is in power most don't feel above all others but technically they are. If you are powerful and have money you can pretty much do anything you want, anything. People argue that statement "money can't buy happiness" but really it can. The King is the most respected and powerful man in Europe. He can have any woman that he wants. So really what is the point of holding onto one mistress to long? There isn't. The King moves on not realizing that Mary really has feelings for him. He leaves her wistful and desolate with the burden of two children who have his blood flowing in their viens. If he was poor and found another woman he might have done this to but really, he is a king and has women weakening at one look from him daily. His power makes him focused mainly on himself and not his duty with others. Like love, life is a game. If you dont keep up you will be vanquished by the other players. You must play your own game and play to your ability never coming short. If one dies, no one cares for everyone will die eventually, like the pigeons in the dovecote. You will only be remembered if you are worth remembering.

The Other Boleyn Girl