Реферат: Beyond The Horizon And Diff

always logical. He considers Rob’s dreams to be a result of his College

education, something Andy does not have. Andy has no desire to go anywhere

beyond the farm, because it has everything he needs. He is the one to tell Rob

that “we’ve got all you’re looking for right on this farm.” (Horizon, 85) This

is his nature and to change it, alters the course of his life, as well as that

of the people around him.

In Beyond The Horizon, Ruth is the catalyst for the changes that occur.

She convinces Rob she loves him and that he should stay on the farm, instead of

going in search of his dreams. “Oh, Rob! Don’t go away! Please! You musn’t

now! You can’t! I won’t let you! It’d break my –my heart!” (Horizon, 91)

Rob does not consider the long-term effects of this decision, he sees only

momentary satisfaction. Rob does not realize the impact his decision will have

on Andy, who is also in love with Ruth. Andy, thinks he could never stand to

live on the farm, with Ruth and Rob married. He feels in time he would grow to

hate it. “I can wish you and Ruth all the good luck in the world…but you

can’t expect me to stay around here and watch you two together, day after day.”

(Horizon, 110) So, Andy defies his own nature and sets out on the boat, Rob was

to travel on, in search of happiness. This is a point that Andy is similar to

Emma, in the way that she reacted to someone else’s actions. Caleb cheated on

her when he was away at sea. Emma being a highly moral person, cannot love him

the same way any more. “I can’t Ma. It makes him another person–not Caleb,

but someone just like all the others.” (Dif, 512) Emma made Caleb out to be the

perfect man and made him totally infallible in her eyes. She did not fall in

love with Caleb the person, but with Caleb the ideal, that never actually

existed. Many people try to save her from making the biggest mistake of her

life, like Rob tried to stop Andy, but to no avail. Emma remains firm in her

decision, despite her mother’s warnings. “It’d be jest like goin’ agen an act

of nature for you not to marry him.” (Dif, 512) By rejecting Caleb, Emma denies

herself a future, because she knows she could never marry anyone else. “She