"The Best Girlfriend You Never Had"
We see in this story that both main charecters are somewhat scared. To me the girl is scared because she is lonely and she would really like it for Leo to fall in love with her, and Leo is scared of ruining the great friendship they have by letting it go any further then it is now. I've seen it up close and i have been on both sides of this one, and it is tough either way. The girl takes the first major step my admitting that she is scared and I believe she is better off. Once she realizes that, everything else is put into perspective and easier to deal with.
We see how Ms. O' Rourke had a rough child hold with parents that liked to hit the bottles pretty hard, and we see that her father must not like her very much. The cop doesn't give her a ticket because he feels bad for her that her mother is in the back of the car saying her father hates her guts. This has an affect on how she stayed with Gorden for so long, she didn't want to be alone and she wanted to feel wanted and needed. In the end of the story, we see her mature to the point where she isn't as afraid as she once was. She raced the boat by putting her mind at ease, and she faced her fear by admitting she was scared.
Posted by ScottClark at April 6, 2005 11:45 AM | TrackBackI like how you see the people in the Best Girlfriend. People so often ruin a perfect freidnship because they feel the need to let it go further. the only problem i see is that there is the chance that given enough time they couldbecome more than friends.
Posted by: TammyRoberts at April 6, 2005 07:29 PMGood points, Scott. You know what? I think Lucy has just had a really awful time in life and needs someone to love her--but I don't know if that's possible. She'll probably just throw herself at someone again (like with Gordon) and not leave him till he leaves her or till he really hurts her (emotionally/physically). I've seen the type that can't go without a boyfriend or girlfriend--it's depressing. You get shallow just looking at them because these people have no sense of self and place no value in themselves without someone "attached" to make them feel like they're worthwhile. Poor Lucy'll be all alone. Way to make her suffer, parents--she doesn't know how to be loved.
Posted by: Karissa at April 7, 2005 11:46 AMIt's interesting to note how pop culture or contemporary values play into our readings of texts. Would we be analysing characters as much if we weren't surrounded by psycho-analysis at every point? Just food for thought...
Posted by: Neha at April 8, 2005 11:34 AM