Sylvia and Jill are two college students from the 50’s that are living on campus and away from their home.
Jill seems to like to be away from home because if she stayed close to home she would have to work but also she would waste time not learning anything. In the other side Sylvia is having a hard time to stay away. She would rather be close to home and stay with her boyfriend even though he does not have a lot of time for her. She enjoys her studies but also wishes to be with Chet. It seems like Sylvia wants to be on two different places at once.
Both Sylvia and Jill want to have an education. The difference between them is that Sylvia has a boyfriend which from her letters I got the idea that sometimes she felt that he was not more than a good friend, and Jill is struggling with the idea of having someone in her life to dedicate time.
Sylvia and Chet had a relationship similar to Annie and Carl; both of the couples are fulfilling a need to each other by having someone close someone to rely on.
Carl and Annie had a good understanding with each other they enjoyed each other company but it was not a great relationship, because the only time they had together they spend it on some activity. Sylvia and Chet are having a long distance relationship, they have a hard time to stay together but they make sure they see each other on main events.
Having a relationship does not mean to meet with your boyfriend only for events, it means to have a relationship in which you enjoy each others company but also you fulfill each other needs- that does not include the unstoppable need of Sylvia for favors.
Jill and Mike are not sure for their relationship how it will end but they do want to be together.
We are having three relationships that even though parts of them are fictional they still can happen in real life and they do have a truth inside. The relationships that the main characters formed were important for them to go through that period of life.
A letter From Chet to Sylvia.
January 15, 1953
Dear Sylvia
It is been a long time since I have gotten a letter of yours. I hope you are ok and the study is going as you have planned. As for me I have been very tired because we are working extra hours too. We have a special order for this week and it has to be ready by the end of the week. I saw your sister the other day and I went to visit your parents the day before.
They are ok but they want to know if you are coming for this weekend. If you come I want be able to meet you, because I will work for a friend that will substitute me for the dance. I hope I will make it for the party also because till now I think it will be very hard.
I wish you health and good luck on your exams. I will see you at the dance.
With love,
Chet
As I read the blog again after these four months have passed I got this feeling that people are balanced and they feel better if they have around or close someone they know. For freshman students is a known face in a class full of unknown people. For someone else it might be a good word that will make them feel better for what they do or for how they look. To me it was scary at the beginning and I would always look if I would see around for someone I knew for someone that I could talk to. This semester having worked at the library and by having an experience at college I am not anymore scared and I am not looking for the same old known face around. This happens because we are surrounded with people that can be friendly and very helpful and we can create new friendships. This does not mean that I will forget my old friends in contraire I am staying in touch with them every day. Like the couples above that were trying to stay together even though their relationship was not great we friends are trying to support each other in studies and important decisions.
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