Oct 7, 2008

How I Met My Husband | Character Analysis

Alice Kelling arrives wearing sunglasses, and Edie immediately notices that her bust looks “rather low and lumpy,” she has a “worried face,” and her hands are freckled and wrinkled. Alice is a worn woman, her sunglasses symbolizing that she deludes herself and does not see the world clearly. Even though Watters has left clear clues that he is no longer interested in her, Alice continues to wait for him, even hunting him down to claim him. She is unhappy because she has held onto dreams that will never come true, and in this way she represents what Edie needs to avoid as she makes...