Monday, June 8, 2009

Gorilla, My Love-Girl-Everyday Use

I find myself siding with different characters in each story, not a specific generation. In Gorilla, My Love I took the side of the adults in the movie theater and Hazel when she confesses her love for Hunca Bubba. The kids behavior in the theater annoyed me because it made me think of the kids who do similar things at home and how obnoxious it is, which made me not take their side at all when attempting to get their money back. 

In Girl I connected more with the one being taught as opposed to the parent telling the child all this instruction. Sometimes when I am given direction, my first response is a partially sassy, redundant question, almost a challenge. This is definitely a situation that is relevant and relatable now. I see it as the child thinking they maybe know better but the adult saying "I've been down this road, heed my counsel." Is this whole thing one sentence?

The last story, Everyday Use, seems the most relatable. It's very easy for me to imagine sometime similar in terms of sibling rivalry, especially when it comes to family heirlooms, flying the coop and getting married and the repercussions of those actions. The rough, butch descriptions of narrator are almost frightening, what decade does this story take place in? Going back to the sibling rivalry note, I can see how the younger sister feels outshined by the older one. Her scars make her timid and her sister seems to get what she wants and want what she gets. This story could also make an interesting film as it is still an applicable generational conflict. 

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