Just Been Thinking...

Ok so this might be a little off topic but due to recent events in my life it made me start to think. You see I’m writing this blog today because I pretty much have more of an appreciation for the character May in Will Ferguson’s “Happiness.” Now you’re probably wondering why I would bring up Happiness when we are clearly way pass that book and have now moved on to movies. Well it’s mostly just because for my groups mid-term project. We are doing ours on Happiness, and for our project I’ve been thinking about different actors who could possibly play May. In order for me to really think of someone good to play her I had to think about the kind of person that May is, and it wasn’t until now that I really noticed what kind of person she really is. I feel that I can completely relate to her in so many ways. For example throughout the book she was desperately trying to get the attention of Edwin. She was always there for him and made sure that she could pretty much be the friend that Edwin always needed because he was always in a foul mood and slightly confused about his life. I don’t know about you but I can definitely say that that has happened to me once or twice in my life, where I’ve tried to be a really good friend and get the guy to finally notice me, but yet nothing happens. Trust me it really really sucks.

Anyways, I like the fact that even though May did slight go a little to “happy” like most of the other characters in the book who read “What I learned on the Mountain,” she still didn’t try to impress Edwin after it all settled down. At first I kind of did wish that they would get together at the end of the story, but now as I look back at it I don’t wish that anymore. I believe that what Ferguson did by pretty much letting May leave on her own was a good idea. It showed that she was strong enough to put the past behind her and move on with her life. Which I believe is a good thing if you are caught up in a situation like this.

So all in all, I pretty much have decided that when (or if I ever read this book again) I’m going to picture Kate Winslet from the movie “The Holiday” as May. She would play May perfectly, and if you really don’t think so, watch this movie and you’ll see why.