I really liked this chapter and all the build-up to the war. Also I liked how just like with some of the previous big events in the story that you presented different sides of the issue (the Isolationists, the people who wanted the country to get involved, etc.)
I'm both excited and terrified to see what happens to these families during the war.
Thank you! Working the real history into the chapters is always a challenge, so I’m glad you liked it. I try to give the different perspectives because I feel it’s important to show all the sides to the story, even if I do skew things a certain way.
The war will probably be exciting and terrifying for a lot of different reasons. I can’t wait to tell the story.
Ahhhhhh!!! That was an amazing build up! I really liked seeing everyone's differing opinions and the updates of what was happening over in Europe. Props to you for all of the detailed research and careful planning that went into this update!
That said I'm even more nervous for all of generation 7 now! I really, really hope that Nick makes it home okay!
Awww...goodbye Jefferson! He had a good long run and I'm sure it was hard on him to be the last one left. At least he won't have to watch his family suffer through the war.
Yay for marriage proposals! Glad to see good things happening even in dark times. Alice will be thrilled (and Cindy is going to love her new coat!)
Great chapter as always. I'm both excited and scared to see what happens next!
:D Thanks! I tried to include as many different perspectives as I can. I had to include the updates on Europe, as what’s going on there (and in the Pacific) will affect the legacy more directly next chapter. It was a lot of research and a LOT of outlining, but I figure if I’m going to do history, I’m going to do it right.
I’m kind of glad to hear how nervous everyone is for the war and who won’t make it back. It means that I’ve done my job as the writer and have made you get attached to the characters.
It was hard to let Jefferson go…I always felt like I kind of gave him the short end of the stick, with his parents and then his almost-wife. It probably is a good thing that he won’t be around to see the war and how it affects the family.
Yay marriage proposals indeed! I can’t wait to do the actual proposal, and to have a wedding and make Alice a Bradford for real. And yes, Cindy will love her new coat.
This update definitely had a gloomy feeling to it for the buildup to the war and the end of Jefferson's life.
Taddy doesn't strike me as the sort of person who cares that much about current events, so his isolationist attitude makes more sense. Same with Calla. On the other hand, it's natural that Nick is invested in the war. It isn't so much that he'd have to serve as that he really does care about the world around him being a good place.
I honestly don't expect everyone to be as affected by the Holocaust (at this stage) as Nick and Alice. Personally, I'm glad that the main characters do feel that way, but I also know that Jews were not popular in the United States in the late 30s. So this is a subject on which I've been hoping for the best, but am expecting the worst, if that makes any sense.
I think it's great that you show your sims listening to the fireside chats!
It is certainly honorable of the boys to want to fight at this stage. I hope they stay that way.
I think it's funny that Rosalie's making a list of eligible bachelors. It
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[Commentses]It doesn't surprise me that Sterling is the most concerned with world events and Taddy the least, with James more interested in how they directly impact his family. Sterling has always seemed the most...not political, but interested in the wider world? While Taddy really hasn't been, and James is all about the family. Similarly for Cindy, Viola, and Calla - again, it doesn't surprise me at all that Calla isn't really interested in the war at all
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[Replieses]You’ve got the six of them pegged pretty well. By nature of what he does, Sterling has always kept one eye on current events, while Taddy could care less. James and Cindy worry about what it will mean for their kids, and Viola and Calla follow their husband’s lead
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I'm both excited and terrified to see what happens to these families during the war.
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The war will probably be exciting and terrifying for a lot of different reasons. I can’t wait to tell the story.
Thanks for the comment.
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That said I'm even more nervous for all of generation 7 now! I really, really hope that Nick makes it home okay!
Awww...goodbye Jefferson! He had a good long run and I'm sure it was hard on him to be the last one left. At least he won't have to watch his family suffer through the war.
Yay for marriage proposals! Glad to see good things happening even in dark times. Alice will be thrilled (and Cindy is going to love her new coat!)
Great chapter as always. I'm both excited and scared to see what happens next!
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I’m kind of glad to hear how nervous everyone is for the war and who won’t make it back. It means that I’ve done my job as the writer and have made you get attached to the characters.
It was hard to let Jefferson go…I always felt like I kind of gave him the short end of the stick, with his parents and then his almost-wife. It probably is a good thing that he won’t be around to see the war and how it affects the family.
Yay marriage proposals indeed! I can’t wait to do the actual proposal, and to have a wedding and make Alice a Bradford for real. And yes, Cindy will love her new coat.
Thanks for the comment!
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Taddy doesn't strike me as the sort of person who cares that much about current events, so his isolationist attitude makes more sense. Same with Calla. On the other hand, it's natural that Nick is invested in the war. It isn't so much that he'd have to serve as that he really does care about the world around him being a good place.
I honestly don't expect everyone to be as affected by the Holocaust (at this stage) as Nick and Alice. Personally, I'm glad that the main characters do feel that way, but I also know that Jews were not popular in the United States in the late 30s. So this is a subject on which I've been hoping for the best, but am expecting the worst, if that makes any sense.
I think it's great that you show your sims listening to the fireside chats!
It is certainly honorable of the boys to want to fight at this stage. I hope they stay that way.
I think it's funny that Rosalie's making a list of eligible bachelors. It ( ... )
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