#also I hate to say this but 23yo gennarino does give me vague hareton vibes asdfgg

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Thinking about L’amica geniale in relation to Wuthering Heights, and how much it denies any catharsis that comes from repetition. WH brings the whole thing full circle, by repeating the same patterns in the second generation - but having Heathcliff’s death allow Cathy 2 and Hareton to be together, and Heathcliff himself be reunited with Catherine in some kind of way. In My Brilliant Friend we see Tina and Imma as their mothers' 2.0 version. But then Tina vanishes and the repetition pattern goes off the rails. Her intelligence won’t be allowed to flourish and express itself; Imma will never have a lifelong Brilliant friend. Elena loses Lila, and they will never be reunited.