If you were confronted with the scene of the girl and the swan that Minnie had viewed in the parlor on arriving at Culpepper House, what would you have done? Would you have also made the choice to remain and work for the Culpeppers?
Yes, I would remain. If I confronted the scene I would be curious, but not to the point of snooping.
No I would have been concerned and would have left if possible for my own safety.
If I had confronted such a viewing, I would not have stayed there and submitted by resignation immediately. I may be adventuresome in my reading, but not in life. I am not into creepy!!!
I would have been very curious, scared, and determined to stay until I had some reasonable answers.
I think I would have gone or at least discussed it with someone I trusted and that might be older than me. Having the knowledge that having the money I would make would help my sister would have weight heavy on my mind. I think that was the force that kept Minnie there.
I think Minnie had a very difficult decision to make. She saw something that seemed untoward but she was not sure. I think she stayed because she wanted to confirm whether what she saw was real or if it was something different. She did not allow her fear to rule her actions. Her curiosity won over. I’m not sure I would have been able to overcome the fear in order to stay.
I don’t think that I would have been able to stay because I am not that brave but Minnie really had no other options. She had no money, no place to live, and a very sick sister.
My answer would depend on my situation. Minnie did not have the same choices that more privileged women would have. She had nowhere else to go, so leaving was not an option, nor was reporting what she’d seen.
If it were me now, I would have exited the premises and taken the situation to my circle of friends. They would have had very good advice and tidbits of knowledge, as they always do.
I would have been out of there as fast as I could . That was just to out there for me.
I would have stayed. My curiosity would have made me stay. But then once I knew I would have been out of there. Yes, curiosity did kill the cat!
I would want to know more. In Minnie’s case, she couldn’t just ask questions, so she stayed to find out the truth. I think I’d do the same in her position. It was too strange and compelling not to understand. It would haunt you if you turned and left without understanding what it was about.