Times have changed for the most part but back then it seemed a woman’s identity was defined by the state of their marriage. In the short story “The Marriage” The wife is robbed of her free will and decision making. Her image and character became publicly synonymous with her husbands which in turn forced her to follow her husbands every command. In “the story of an hour” the wife found herself dealing with the same problem of freedom and identity, except that instead of the story dwelling on her sad life, when she hears her husband had died, she becomes so happy and thrilled at the thought of having a space of time in which she’s her own woman that she ends up dying of a heart attack. Regardless, in both stories the world was robbed of these women.
Demetrio Abikkaram Ricardo
In Oedipus the king I see many dramatic arch’s that take place today amongst family, for example holding secrets among some members of the family leading to tragedy is common. The incestuous relationship between mother and son (sadly) still goes onto these days. The escapist behavior people take on blindly to ignore what’s Infront of them.
“a good man to find” is a story of karma and how it comes back to bite you further down the line. The grandmother falls victim to someone with a mentality much like hers. The man who holds her hostage manipulates the situation to his benefit much, like the grandmother does in order to get her family to do what she wants.
I tend to have a hard time believing the people in this era were up to any good as lot of the characters behave defensive, paranoid, and with the rational of children. Oedipus is constantly rambling and losing his grip with reality, but you’d think they’d at least listen to him before shutting him down but of course they don’t. Kronos literally ate his kids in the firm belief, that they would remove him from power later on in life. Power and control reflect fear among men.
Mrs. Conway seriously had a point. “Araby” by James Joyce Isn’t about love. It’s more like a hormone induced obsession. I found it really creepy how aggressive and persistent the protagonist would get whenever he’d see her. And the way he keeps talking about her skin is gross too. Our protagonist is essentially an incel who is stalking a girl he doesn’t even have the guts to speak to. I Definitely enjoyed the perspective though; this story is pretty much a step-by-step guide on how not to approach love or intimacy.
For this discussion I chose the characters “Flyboy” and “Mercedes” as they appear to be on the complete opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of their response to the high prices of toys. For one thing, I noticed how Mercedes attempted to knock the poorer kids down a notch by mocking the improvised toys they resorted to. There also appeared to be a tension amongst the group in regard to Mercedes prompted by her jaded and inconsiderate comments. Meanwhile, Flyboy observes silently for the entire time until they enter the store. Flyboy carries this mature, old soul personality that shows that he’s been exposed to the harsh realities and injustices of life perhaps far too soon. That being the case, He has a deeper understanding of the value of a dollar and allows him to truly see the absurdity Miss Moore had been trying to show them. And the cherry on top is how while everyone was learning a deep lesson Mercedes was just concerned about when her father is going to buy the toy for her.
“Salvation” by Langston Hughes left a bitter taste in my mouth after realizing that his family putting him on the spot and forcing him to lie on the stand indirectly caused him to fall away from religion later on in life. I’m not religious but it’s kind of sad to hear and I’m sure these kinds of situations happen a lot more often than people want to admit, I really enjoyed reading this one because it reminds me of when I got baptized, I was waiting for something cool to happen then as well.
After reading “the most handsome drowned man” It took me a day or 2 for the message to finally click for me. I realized it wasn’t so much about the body as much as it was about, they’re expectations of the caliber of what the drowned man used to be. As the legend of Esteban spun itself together so did the supposed standard of the of the village to keep up with the legend meaning windows would be extended, ceilings would be raised, and beauty and care was to be put into the details. Somehow a corpse caused the upscaling of a tiny civilization. I’m guessing Our lovely professor hopes that this class might cause us to upscale and prioritize our academic lives.
Hey everyone! I’m Demetrio Ricardo, I am 22 and currently a drummer for 2 bands, I love long walks on the beach and drinking pina coladas, I don’t like getting caught in the rain.
