Jenny = Miss Spinney?
16 04 2007So Dr. Campbell mentioned in class today that the film kind of blows the story at the end, and it reminded me of the secret dream I had while viewing the first 50 minutes of the film. What I secretly hope will happen, and please don’t laugh, is that Miss Spinney will turn out to be Jenny. Yes I realize this is totally dumb, because Jenny clearly dies in the hurricane, but it would just be fantastic. Because then, not only would Eben be reunited with his soul mate, but then we’d get to look at the question of whether or not age can influence if someone is your soul mate or not. If Miss Spinney turns out to be grown-up old lady Jenny, can she and Eben still maintain the platonic relations they previously had? Can they have a romantic relationship? Can they have a relationship at all? I do hope this isn’t what happens, but I do think Spinney has a thing for Eben.
Yes she does, and when you see the film all the way through, you’ll find that the moviemakers are right there with you….
I had that same feeling. It certainly seems like Spinny has some sort of feelings for Eben, and at the end of the movie they seem to give us the impression that they could be one in the same. I think if that were really the case the story would not make as much sense.
[...] I thought Mary’s blog was an interesting idea because if Spinney did turn out to be Jennie, then where would that leave Eben? I mean he would be reunited with his soul-mate but to what end? So he can watch her grow old and die? No, I firmly believe that Spinney and Jennie are two entirely different characters, but I do believe they serve the same purpose which is to give Eben the opportunity to create. [...]