This was the most awkward text I have read in a very long time. I felt there were so many underlying emotions in this text and it was honestly not my favorite to read. However there were passages that stood out to me and I can see how this is a different view of women than we have previously seen.
The first passage that stood out to me "But an idle remark about my father's tie over breakfast could send him in a tailspin." When I read this, I immediately thought the father was very OCD. This passage definately can relate to the text as a whole because it describes his whole outlook on life. It was almost as if he was making everything around him "perfect" because he himself was not perfect.
The second passage that stood out to me was "...the walls were wet and sticky, and peach juice was dripping from the ceiling. James opened his mouth and caught some of it on his tounge." Okay... this was very disturbing. I think I even threw up in my mouth a little bit... The only way I could relate this to any of the other text we have read would be to compare it to this idea of romance. I am thinking that this event goes along with the idea of having underlying emotions/ feelings. She has her secrets just as her father had his.
This is a very interesting text and is different than any others I have read before.
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I thought it was kind of awkward as well and yes tons of underslying emotions too! The first passage you talk about and how he makes everything around him perfect because he isnt perfect himself....I did one of my quotes about how Allison said that her brothers and her could not compete with the lamps and furniture because they were perfect. I think these two relate because the dad isn't perfect and he doesn't make his kids feel that way either
ReplyDeleteI too was a little unsure of what to think when reading this text. It was awkward and uncomfortable at times and I had a hard time figuring out Alison's true emotions because I felt as if they were suppressed or masked by sarcasm. I like your idea about how the father tries to make everything around him perfect because he himself is not perfect. I had not thought of this, but it certainly makes sense. I looked at this as a way for him to occupy himself since he was clearly not satisfied with his life. The passage about the lamps and furniture was interesting to me as well. The dad was obviously not a good father figure, which had a huge impact on the children. He made them feel worthless and insignificant, and this passage really emphasizes how bad the situation was.
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