The introduction to " The Entertainer" is in 3rd person narrative, it starts off with a phone call to Rachel's mother and with that its a introduction to her. Rachel is being put into a situation she doesn't fit into and would have to learn and adapt to with the Billingsley family. Rachel mothers life is failing apart on her own and tries to live vicariously through her daughter. Rachel is clearly uncomfortable with the idea of going on a two week vacation to the beach with the family and wasn't even asked if she wanted to got. Rachel's mother starts to name off the things she would have to do to fit into there lifestyle.
The conclusion sets the mood that Rachel is resentful but still respectful of Mrs billingsley. Rachel is clearly exhausted and wants to be alone but she is still in the room. Mrs billingsley looks at Rachel as herself to when she was 13 offering a opportunity to her like the golf job she had. She tells Rachel how in order to be rich you'd have to sacrifice things and that anything. She also sees more in Rachel than her own daughters asking Rachel to help them on how to do anything. Mrs Billingsley showed Rachel the rich lifestyle and how she could get it to just like her. The purpose of the trip was to entertain her daughters which is showing them how to behavior like any other girl and with that Rachel says she can and the shows over .
The introduction was showing me that in life people want what they can't have. When Rachels mother got the invitation for Rachel to attend a mini vacation with this wealthy family she jumped at the opportunity. She wasn't pleased with herself as a person or her life and she thought this was Rachels chance to experience what she could have. Without even asking her daughter she said it as a great idea and sent her off.
ReplyDeleteThe conclusion also showed me that sometimes you get what you wish for, and its nothing like you expected. Mrs Billingsley, the wealthy mother of Rachels friends told Rachel how she wished her whole life to be rich and have an easy life. But she realized its much more boring than she anticipated, and the grass isn't always greener on the other side. She goes on to tell Rachel how she wishes her daughters were independent like her, and wished they weren't spoiled all their lives. Rachel is not pleased with Mrs billingsley rant and wishes she could tell her to leave, but instead she tells her she could teach her daughters some everyday skills. This shows that sometimes the thing you want so bad, isn't actually good for you.