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Helen Graham's The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall

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In the novel “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall”, there is an anger, love, care, and romantic stories. Helen Graham moved into Wildfell Hall with her son, little Arthur. Helen’s neighbour, Gilbert Markham comes to visit Helen at Wildfell Hall. He finds himself very comfortable to have an easy going conversation with her but he also felt as if he was talking to someone who shared his interest in knowledge and begins to care for her in a greater way. The anger, love, care, and romantic stories have begun when he found a portrait of a gentleman and later noticed how his best friend was secretly close to the one he cherished so much; it leads them to argue. Even though Helen is mad, she decides to apologize to Gilbert because she cares for him thus Helen …show more content…

If you care for someone, it is difficult to be angry for a long time with a person you care for.
According to “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall”, in the beginning of the book in chapter five, Gilbert visits Helen at her studio at Wildfell Hall. Gilbert found a portrait and take it off from the wall; it is a portrait of a gentleman. Gilbert was going to ask if she was the artist of the portrait and Helen responses to him with a defensive behavior. Suddenly, she realizes that her defensive attitude is rude for Gilbert so she tries to play it off afterwards with a better attitude , but Gilbert is not going with the change of subject. He decides to leave the Wildfell Hall. Helen knows that Gilbert is angry with her, she says “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath, Mr Markham. I’m sorry I offended you by my abruptness” ( Bronte 50 ). Gilbert is trying not to be angry even though he is angry because of his love for Helen. He expresses that Helen and himself are part of a close friendship and a sign of that can be shown when he squeezes her hand with sincere as a sincere apology. The good friendship between them has begun and from this point …show more content…

I considerably relate to Helen’s feeling for Gilbert. Once, my friend was using my phone and accidentally broke it. I was totally displeased and angered at her because I just bought my phone for a month. She was panic, then keeping to apologize to me. I could not forgive her at that time. I did not care her. I was about to blame all fault at her. Then I left her and came home. She indeed does care for me. She took responsibility, by texting me and ask if she could help me in some way. I did not reply her text. I could not do my homework because I could stop thinking what she does. Nevertheless, I realize that she is genuinely my best friend. I was turning to think about the all best thing she does for me. Then I somewhat feel remorseful that I should promptly forgive her at the time she apologize. I realise that phone is just an object, and it would be certainly break in some day. Phone could be replaced by buying a new one. But good friendship is more valuable because it endlessly stay with me and no replacement. I decided to call her, and negotiate for mutual understanding with her. At that moment, we have reconciled. My friend and I are so pleased. No longer, we grow up and separate. I move to America, and is studying in college that is far from our hometown. Although, I am living in America, we still keep in touch. At present, I think back of that day; what would happen to us,

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