Erl King

This story, was pretty difficult for me to understand. But, I did understand the important things and concepts from this story. Especially with sexuality. The narrator practically abandons their life to live with the Wild Professor. She sleeps with him frequently, and it is a bit concerning. I’d argue that the way she acts with him is concerning because the Professor is predatory. He almost exclusively goes after women that are younger than him, and he seems to lose interest in women once they get older. I think this applies a lot in real life, too. Not to generalize, but there are a lot of men out there that prefer women much younger than them. I think it’s creepy, but to each their own.

I also see a connection between the two stories here. The narrator from The Arms of Saturday Night and the narrator for this story both seem to prioritize sexuality. The narrator from the previous story prioritizing her sexuality over her family’s grief, and this narrator prioritizes her sexuality over a normal life. I think sexual liberation is important, and everyone is free to do what they want as long as there is consent. But I think a line needs to be drawn when it is prioritized over every day life. But, both of the narrators in these stories are young. The narrator in the arms of Saturday night is around sixteen, and the narrator in this story is a college student. I think that the college student should know better, and be smarter about her choices.