Sigismund The Ring

The character, Lise, from the story “The Ring” by Isak Dinesen, is a very childish and naive character. She is married to “the love of her life”, Sigismund, he is much older than her at the age of 24, her being only 19. They have been fighting to be married for many years, since she was the age of 9, her coming from a rich family, and her parents disagreeing that she should not marry under herself. We are shown multiple times, that she is not only immature, but she is naive at what life holds and what it is about. Firstly, we are shown that she is childish, “It was not a long time since she had played with dolls; as now she dressed her own hair, looked over her linen press and arranged flowers she again lived through an enchanting and cherished
“So she turned away by an impatient husband whom his sheep meant more than his wife…..As she had followed him, gently forcing her way into the shrubbery, she had suddenly come upon a glade in the midst of it, a narrow space like a small alcove with hangings of thick green and golden brocade, big enough to hold two or three people in it...Sigismund would look for her in all direction; he would be unable to understand what had become of her and for a minute, for a short minute - or, perhaps, if she was firm and cruel enough, for five - he would realize what a vio, what an unendurably sad and horrible place the universe would be when she was no longer in it.” (pg 227-228) This shows us that she seeking nothing much attention, that she constantly has to be have reassurance of her worth in the world. There are many times in the story “The Ring”, that shows us Lises personality by just the actions that she takes. By the way she speaks and presents herself. She is a very childish 19 year old, that has been sheltered to the point that she believes the world revolves around her. That she has to be reassured by her husband that she is wanted and has worth, which shows volumes about her character and how much growing up she has to