A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner was a very interesting story about a woman who kept to herself once she lost her father and the "love of her life." Her father didn't allow for her to have acquatnces so once he died, she was all aone. I believe that Emily came from a highly respected family, but the town started talking about her. I think that they were jealous of her family and that is why they continued to enjoy her sadness. It seemed that they wanted her to be down and thats why they gossipped about her and stayed in her business.
Emily seemed to become a cold person as she got older and I don't balme her. When Homer Baron came to town, he basically swept her off her feet. She had never experienced love so most likely he was her first love. The town gossipped about them getting married and when he left they were ahppy to some extent. They just wished she could've been embarrassed in front everyone. Emily's character was sort of scary. When she brought poison, it showed even more of how crazy she was.
The ending wasn't such a surprise to me. I figured that she had killed Homer so he would never leave her again. I have watched alot of "Snapped" on the Oxygen channel and many of the women killed the their husbands or the ones they loved with poision. An expert said that when woman murdered it was usually by poison. The fact that she killed him and was most likely laying next to his dead body didn't seem that outrageous because she desperately wanted to be with him. It reminded me of the movie Psycho.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Hills Like White Elephants
This story was about a conversation between an American man and a “girl” who is spouse. I assumed that the woman was younger than the man and not from America. The first time that white elephants is mentioned is by the lady when she is looking at the mountain. The term “white elephant” can mean something that is rare and costly or something that is unwanted by one person and maybe usable by another.
The man and woman continue to have a normal conversation until out of no where the man starts to talk about a some kind of operation. He says, “It’s really an awfully simple operation, Jig.” This is the first time that he refers to the woman by this name. The name is very awkward, but may be a nickname. He keeps talking about the operation and how simple it is. It becomes obvious that he is trying to persuade her to get the operation. They never actually reveal what type of operation it is, but the only operation I can think of that would make a man beg a woman to get is an abortion.
The man tells the woman that after the operation they will be happy because “It’s the only thing that’s made us unhappy.” I’m guessing that “it” refers to the baby or the fact that she was pregnant. I believe that they were acting very selfishly. The woman said that they couldn’t have everything because “once they take it away, you never get it back.” I think that “they” referred to children and “everything” referred to their own freedom.
The woman seemed to get more frustrated as he kept talking about what they were going to do. Its like deep down she didn’t want to do it, but she knew she had to because of him. Since they are at the train station, this story probably took place in the early 1900’s and they were probably on their way to have the operation. At the end of the story when the man comes back to the table, I could picture the woman putting on a fake smile to make him happy and then lying about being fine.
The man and woman continue to have a normal conversation until out of no where the man starts to talk about a some kind of operation. He says, “It’s really an awfully simple operation, Jig.” This is the first time that he refers to the woman by this name. The name is very awkward, but may be a nickname. He keeps talking about the operation and how simple it is. It becomes obvious that he is trying to persuade her to get the operation. They never actually reveal what type of operation it is, but the only operation I can think of that would make a man beg a woman to get is an abortion.
The man tells the woman that after the operation they will be happy because “It’s the only thing that’s made us unhappy.” I’m guessing that “it” refers to the baby or the fact that she was pregnant. I believe that they were acting very selfishly. The woman said that they couldn’t have everything because “once they take it away, you never get it back.” I think that “they” referred to children and “everything” referred to their own freedom.
The woman seemed to get more frustrated as he kept talking about what they were going to do. Its like deep down she didn’t want to do it, but she knew she had to because of him. Since they are at the train station, this story probably took place in the early 1900’s and they were probably on their way to have the operation. At the end of the story when the man comes back to the table, I could picture the woman putting on a fake smile to make him happy and then lying about being fine.
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