This story really confused me an left me with a lot of questions. First off, the woman says she can make anything grow but all she talks about is the flowers. I assumed if she was so great at gardening then she would plant things that would feed them and be useful. I did not understand why the flowers were so important to her.
Secondly, I got this vibe that when she was talking to the stranger that she was taking sexual interest in him. I think she even considered going on the road with him. I also do not think she actually need a pot fixed. I believe she gave him the pot and flower so he would be forced to come back and see her.
Thirdly, I did not get why she lets her husband put her down so much. She wants to go to the fights so she can do something different and she lets her husband talk her out of it. She obviously wants to go, so she should just say hey lets go. I don't even think she wants to be with her husband, instead she wants a life with more adventure. A life that does not include planting flowers all day.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Hills Like White Elephants
The only reason I liked this story was because it was short. I did not like having to infer everything. From the text I would say the man was significantly older than the woman. People in class thought they were married but I think they were just dating. I say this because most married couples do not want to have an abortion. Since the man really did not want to have the baby, it is a possibility that they aren't even dating, rather they were just a one night stand/friends with benefits and she accidentally got pregnant. This would explain why the man kept bringing up if she will keep it or not. But that is just a possibility.
Since we were discussing how we thought the book would end in class, this is my ending.
The woman decides to have an abortion. After she has the abortion, she gets an infection and becomes very ill. Doctors can not figure out how to help her and she eventually dies. The man tries to continue his life without the woman but the guilt begins to consume him. Not able to deal with the death of the child and the woman, he commits suicide. The End.
Since we were discussing how we thought the book would end in class, this is my ending.
The woman decides to have an abortion. After she has the abortion, she gets an infection and becomes very ill. Doctors can not figure out how to help her and she eventually dies. The man tries to continue his life without the woman but the guilt begins to consume him. Not able to deal with the death of the child and the woman, he commits suicide. The End.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
The Yellow Wallpaper
This story really freaked me out. I did not like the husband and I think it is possible that he put her in there for other reasons other than her being "sick". It is possible he has other lovers or he put her in there because she was a woman that liked to write.
I do not think she was previously sick before she went into the room, rather that the room drove her crazy. The longer she stayed in the room the worse she got. I also think this is why she started seeing people in the wall. And that is why she mentions that lady named Jane. I could also see an argument saying Jane is herself.
At the end of the story she talks about ripping off the wallpaper, her husband passing out and a rope. Well I think she ripped off the paper because she was going crazy and was starting to see herself in the wallpaper. Also the husband fainted because of shock, I do not believe she killed him because in the story she talked about how much she loved him. I do not view the rope of having any significance other than her escape. I think the rope was purely symbolic and was not used to kill her or her husband.
I do not think she was previously sick before she went into the room, rather that the room drove her crazy. The longer she stayed in the room the worse she got. I also think this is why she started seeing people in the wall. And that is why she mentions that lady named Jane. I could also see an argument saying Jane is herself.
At the end of the story she talks about ripping off the wallpaper, her husband passing out and a rope. Well I think she ripped off the paper because she was going crazy and was starting to see herself in the wallpaper. Also the husband fainted because of shock, I do not believe she killed him because in the story she talked about how much she loved him. I do not view the rope of having any significance other than her escape. I think the rope was purely symbolic and was not used to kill her or her husband.
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