He accepts herat least at the startas an intellectual equal, and he seems not to limit her because she is a woman. Meridian falls for Alden's intellect and the challenge he provides for her eager, bright mind.
When is adaptation a reasonable response? When does adaptation cross the line and become self-abnegation? Is sacrifice noble? What is "noble," and what is inappropriate martyrdom?
Meridian makes a concerted effort to follow her father's advice, which is to "make do." She adapts.What do you think about the marital advice she gives her daughter, and what motivations do you think underlie that advice? Yet, later in the book, she writes a letter to her daughter (pages 128≢9) in which she seems to reverse her support of Meridian's ambition. Meridian's mother makes sacrifices to help her daughter reach the University of Chicago, where Meridian can pursue her studies.In what ways does her father's influence, both before and after his death, affect her dream? Her dreaminvolving the study of hard scienceis unusual for a girl of her time. From a young age, Meridian has a dream, a driving desire to become an ornithologist.
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