Comments on: “Not to the Swift” — Chapter 3

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:33:55 +0000

Stay tuned … singing … dancing … beating hearts … resume on Monday afternoon.

By: Coffinberry

Coffinberry — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:01:18 +0000

Yeah, I’ve been thinking of Ecclesiastes 9:11, too (now isn’t that an interesting number???)… Time and chance happeneth to them all.

What is Julie’s chance? Does Craig die, and Julie is suddenly required to support her family on her talent (just like her mother/not like her mother)? Does she lose her voice, become an invalid.

Inquiring minds want to know.

By: Alison

Alison — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:05:59 +0000

I thought we were in for a spot of Gene Kelly at the end there…

By: kevinf

kevinf — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:59:14 +0000

What hasn’t been mentioned is that the “university out west” could be UNLV, where there is a great future for Julie as a showgirl. With a very big hat.

At least there’s nothing about eugenics in all this, but the tone is a bit more didactic than the last couple of serials.

For some reason, I keep thinking of the title, and wonder if the “Not to the Swift…” refers to Mary, not Julie. Does shoe follow them out west, and end up as a soloist for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir while Julie raises lots of grandkids?

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:05:32 +0000

Ah, standing in the rain in the blush of young love. Someone cue the final scene of Four Weddings and a Funeral. But, lest the sentiment put the blush to our cheek, we have to remember her mother:

When marriage came in the window, ambition and talent and the future of an artist had a way of vanishing.

And love flies out the door when money comes innuendo.