Well this is going to be a bolt on the home stretch. I left my book in Philadelphia, so I wanted to borrow a book from a classmate, but I realized I couldn't do that until the readings in the book were over. So last Thursday, Neha let me borrow her book after class. I've been spending the last week reading the stories and I chose 5 to blog about. I know I'm not going to have comments obviously, but at least I'm getting the portfolio done, and that's what's most important to me right now. Plus, I knew when I had all the stories read, blogging really would not be stressful. Dr. Jerz cleared things up for all of us...we didn't need to write a ton for each story; we just needed to post agenda items and write some entries that had more depth.
A Streetcar Named Disfunctional
All three main characters spawn their own complications in this play by Tennessee Williams.
The Best Girlfriend You Never Had
Homosexual connotations or not? You decide.
Blood-Burning Moon
Was it the girls fault, or were the boys just being boys?
Evil Stepmom
I think the wife was at fault, but maybe that's because of my family.
Zoe may be ugly or not, but she's defnitely stupid
Personally, Zoe is a classic airhead, why she's a teacher is beyond my reasoning.
WiLdCaRdS.
this is what gradeschool is comming to
A conversation with my 14 yer old brother.
You're Ugly, Too kind of annoyed me. I don't like when female characters are portrayed as unintelligent on the issue of love or marriage. Maybe that's just the touch of feminism comming out in me.
To me, Zoe just seemed flighty and completely "Vally Girl." I think this story could be reproduced into a teeny-bopper movie.
I'm wondering if I'm just being totally cynical, or if anybody else agrees with me?
The Farmers Children definitely hit a soft spot with me. My parents are divorced, and my mom's fiance has two boys, 16 and 10. They're not really taking a liking to their father getting remarried and I'm afraid it's really going to hurt my mother. Thankfully, my mother isn't an evil stepmom like the one in this story. I really do feel the farmer's wife excluded Cato and Emerson because they were not her children, which I feel is so wrong. She should have expected the boys would be in her life if she's marrying their father. This story could be read many ways, but I certainly took it as an evil step mom story. I'd be curious to see if I felt this way if I had read the story over a year ago, before my parents were divorced.
I'd also be curious to see if my classmates had divorced parents, and if their views on this story differed from my classmates with parents who are still together.
I'm curious to see how the guys felt about this story. Have you ever been in a situation like Bob and Tom? How did you deal with it?
Girls: Do you think Louisa did the right thing? Personally, I feel she should have said something to one of them (choose) or ditch them both. I don't think it was right of her to string both men along.
It was brought up in class, and I agreed on the topic, that Louisa was relishing in both men swooning over her. I stand firm on this conclusion. Or maybe I'm being to hard on her?
As we discussed in class, the homosexual connotations in this story are very abundant. I'm curious if people feel akward reading stories like this or not.
I'll have to say it shocked me, because I wasn't expecting it. I have no problem with homosexuality, I have a few gay and lesbian friends. They're normal people just like us, with different preferences. No big deal.
I thought the most ironic line in this story is when Leo asks the narrator, "Aren't I the best girlfriend you never had?" Does anybody else think this is ironic? If so, why?
I think it's fantastic there are stories written like this. "This" meaning the subject matter. Now I know we came to the conclusion we weren't sure if the author intended the story to sound the way we thought it did. I think there needs to be more literature on this topic considering how much of an issue it is today. People are confused, the government's confused. The majority of us aren't exposed to homosexuality, and that's why I think there is such hesititation to change the laws. Maybe if we all read more stories like this, we could gain more insight to their side of the arguement. I feel that what this story did for me. What do you all think?
All three main characters have flaws, I'm surprised Blanche's rape is the only tragic incident this play ended with.
First of all, Blanche. She is completely dillusional. Her husband left her because he was homosexual. Now that's enough to mess anybody up for good, but she takes things to the extreme. It's obvious why she came to stay with Stella, her sister, and Stanley- but was it necessary to start critisizing everything Stella and Stanley did? Sure, Stanley was abusive and Stella never said anything...but life for them was different than it was in the south where she and Stella grew up. I think Blanche needed to keep her mouth shut, take a few more baths, and stop living on Fantasy Island.
Stella, well she's just as bad. She couldn't stand up for herself, and she imitated Blanche in her presence so she looked like she wasn't a total puppet. Point blank, she needed to leave him. Why she conceived a child with that man is beyond me. This play really proves how far the battle of the sexes has come since the 1920's. Pretty impressive, I think.
Stanley is just a complete jerk. The only thing he wants to do is drink, play poker, have sex, and yell at Stella. He acts all high and mighty but what he won't reveal is that he really does not want Stella to leave him. Unfortunately the only way of making her stay is pathetic appologies, 10 dollar bills, and sex. Wow, my kind of guy.
I love this play, even though all the characters have major flaws, I think it's so interesting how Williams pitted all three against each other. I never thought I'd read a play where a husband, a wife, and a sister are all the cause of downfall for each other. Sounds like my life! =)
My little brother, Dougie, is 14. He attends Wendover Middle School, Hempfield. What he's telling me today...
Gandroth8876 [5:07 P.M.]: he said some kid at the highschool got caught with like 3 lbs of cocain
Sun and Storm [5:07 P.M.]: oh thats hot
Sun and Storm [5:07 P.M.]: thats ridiculous
Sun and Storm [5:08 P.M.]: thats like 3 pounds of powdered sugar
Sun and Storm [5:08 P.M.]: thats a lotta coke
Gandroth8876 [5:08 P.M.]: ya two kids at my school just got exspelled for weed
Sun and Storm [5:08 P.M.]: GREAT
Sun and Storm [5:08 P.M.]: i'm so glad the youth of our nation are starting out on the right foot
Gandroth8876 [5:08 P.M.]: some gay kid (he seriously is a homosexual) told on them
Gandroth8876 [5:08 P.M.]: lol
Gandroth8876 [5:09 P.M.]: i know
Gandroth8876 [5:09 P.M.]: ITS ALL BUSH'S FAULT
Gandroth8876 [5:09 P.M.]: EVERYTHING IS BUSH'S FAULT
Sun and Storm [5:09 P.M.]: (he seriously is a homosexual) hahaha
Gandroth8876 [5:09 P.M.]: lol
Sun and Storm [5:09 P.M.]: well most of the nations problems are his fault but i dont know if getting expelled for weed is
Sun and Storm [5:10 P.M.]: haha
Sun and Storm [5:12 P.M.]: so tell me how a child in middle school knows for sure he's gay?
Gandroth8876 [5:13 P.M.]: just the way he is, dresses, hangs around this other suspected-to-be-gay kid and how he talks
funny and scary all at the same time.