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Thelegacy--afterreadingWhenIfinishedreadingthisstoryfirst,Igotconfusedandsomehowonlythoughtsimply.Whenmyteachertoldusthetruestory,Iwasalittlesurprisedandhadamixedfelling.ThestorytellsastoryofGilbertClandon,hiswifeandB.M.WecanfindthatGilbertClandonisaprominentpoliticianandheisproudtogetmarriedwithAngelabecausesheisbeautiful.However,hejustdoesnotloveher.Infactheenjoyshavingabeautifulwifeonlyandfeelsproud.SoAngelamustfeellonelyofcourse.ShemeetsB.M.firstlyanddoesnothaveagoodimpressiononhim.Itdoesnotmeantheirrelationshipwillnotchange.B.M.,althoughhashisprejudiceagainsttheLord,stillgetsalongwithotherswithhonesty.Astimegoesby,hefallsinlovewithAngelaandasksforhertogetacloserelationshipwithhim.AngelaofcourserefusesbecausesheisGilbertClandon’swifeandshecannotbetrayhim.ItturnsouttobeasadendingwhereB.M.andAngelabothdie.Maybethereisadeependingbehindthecover.Whateveritis,IcanfeelthatGilbertClandonistheonewhoowetoblame.Firstly,hedoesnotlovehiswife.Maybehedoeswhentheygetmarried.Maybewhentheygetmarried,heonlycareswhatothersthinkofhiswife.Whatishiswifemeantohim?Apersonheloves.Certainlynot.Apersoncangivehimfame.Maybe.Maybesheisjustasubjectusefultohim.Whensheiswithhim,hejustdosenotcareabouther.Butifshehassomefeelingwithothers,hewillfeelangry.Itcantellusthathejustenjoyshavingheraroundhim.Hewouldbetrayherwhensheisnotso‘useful’andhewillneverallowherbetrayhim.Themarriageitselfturnsouttobeatrap.Henotonlyhasthistricktogetalongwithhiswife,heusesiteverywhere.Hecareswhatothersthinkofhim.Andtodealwithit,hejustcannotshowhisrealfeelingwithothersandgiveaseemlysmilingfacetoeveryone.Whatcanthiskindofpoorpeopleget?Whenhelooksherwife’sdiaryhejustlooksforfun.Whatitmeanstohiswife?Atreasure.Whatitmeanstohim?Piecesofpaper.Howcanthiskindofpersongetthelegacy?WhenSissyMillercomes,hejustregardsherascommonpeopleandgivesherapretendedsmile.Heregardsherasnothing,maybe.HewillsurelynotunderstandhowAngelahasagoodrelationshipwiththekindofpeopleheignores.Whenhefindsthesecretsinthedairy,hejustthinksinhisownway.Hethinkswhathethinksisjustthetruth.Hewillalwaysthinkswhathedoesisright.Thecommonpeoplewillneverhaveamorerightideathanhim.Whathereactstothesepeopleisrefuse.Thenhowcanhereceivethelegacy?Hereadsthestoryandhejustthinksheistheonlyvictim.Thenwhyhedoesnotthinkofhimself.Whyhedoesnotbewithherwhensheneeds?Whyhedoesnotaskwhathashappenedwhensheisoutside?Hejustdoesnotcare.Hewilllethergooutsidewithoutworry,thenwhycan’tshemeetsomeonehedoesnotknow.Hewillnotsharethelovewithher.Soitisjustnormalifsheseekslovefromothers.Infactevenshefeelslonely,evenshemeetssomeonemoresoftly,sheisnotgoingtobetrayhim.Howeverevenifshebetrayshim,itisnotallherfault.MaybeB.M.alsothinksAngelaissopoorthatheevenfeelssympathyforher.Sohedecidestorescueherfromthebadmarriage.Howeversheisstilldevotedtohimevenhefeelsindespair.Intheend,Angelahasusedherlifetogetrescue.ShefeelsregretfulforB.M.Shealsofeelsshecandefendhishusband’sfame.Soherlegacymaybeistheloyaltywhichhishusbandwillneverreceive.Evenifherhusbandreceives,willhetrustit?Willhefeelssomekindofregretforher?Willheforgiveher?HowaboutAngela’sdeath.Willhestillbedevotedtoherdeath.Willheseekanotherlover?Willhegivehermoreattention?Willhestillbeapoormanuseeverymethodtogivehimfame?Whenthestoryisfinished,thepoormanlosteverything.Hethinksheoncehasallthethings.However,infact,intheverybeginning,hedoesnothaveanything.Itishewhojustthinksthathehaseverything.Ifhecaresmoreabouthiswife,evenhestilllovestoseekfame,maybetheendingwillbedifferent