[spoilers] Sir Harry Pearce 2.0

[A Cousin]

(29-08-2010 01:54 PM)Tea Lady Wrote:  Hmm, so you are saying that being a lover is different to being a romantic A Cousin? Harry does have a great capacity to love, that is for sure, and needs/wants love himself.

Yup, that is what I am saying. One can love deeply and demonstratively without being romantic.

(29-08-2010 04:33 PM)Silktie Wrote:  My reason for classifying him as a romantic is that he has the ability to do and say incredibly thoughtful things for the women in his life, but only on very rare occasions, mind you.

So whilst I agree with what A Cousin said about Harry, I don't believe being a romantic necessarily means that you can't be grounded in reality. It's also about focussing on and doing something to make your significant other feel special. I do think Harry has that quality.

I am just presenting what is really an argument in semantics, and less on Harry's character, but by strict definition of the word romantic, it can have the element of idealization, impracticailty and/or having no basis in fact. I thnk all that you mention, is done by Harry in a completely unidealized, practical and real way. He is simply caring for the people he loves in a very straightforward and honest way.

Here is the Merriam-Webster definition:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/romantic

So when asked if I think if Harry is a romantic, I say no. But he does loving things every so often.