Wild Duck Journal #2

Hedvig, in my opinion, is a confused character. She always seems lost and disconnected from the scene she is in. This goes along with the analogy of the wild duck. As depressing as it may sound, she is made to seem insignificant and unwanted. Her last line is act 3 is " this is all so strange to me." This line captures her character. Nothing really seems to make sense to her, and she rarely is presented the opportunity to venture into the outside world to make sense of it. As her parents are protective of her and her eyes, she spends most of the time within the confines of her home, reading books. Her eye problem (or potential eye problem) also extenuate her character. This exposes weakness and flaw in her, and make apparent that she was born in a foul situation and foreshadow that she is destined to be in an unhappy situation in her life. The light hearted attitude she maintains hide this, but the elements of her character foreshadow a negative future for her.