Question

5. At the opening of the store, Tony makes a speech about Mr. and Mrs. Starks and is chided for not comparing them to "Isaac and Rebecca at the well." Look up the story of Isaac and Rebecca and explain why this would or would not have been an appropriate comparison.

Answer 1

It was the destiny that Rebecca marry with Issac according to Issac's father Abraham, and God. Their physical connection was incredible, but their emotional part was too different between them. Something interesting is that they never talked about their feelings with each other and also about what they wanted in the relationship, this is kind of the same with Janie and Joe's interactions. This is compared with Isaac and Rebecca's relationship because Janie and Joe had a deep physical connection, but Joe didn't care about what Janie had to say and it was the same with Janie because she never attempted to share her feelings. This end up by closing themselves off foreshadowed a failed relationship.

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