In this story, we follow a teenage girl and the events of one Saturday during her senior year of high school. The story tends to ramble at points but makes sense if we think about it from the perspective of a nihilistic youth living in New Jersey. As a young person seeking autonomy, It sucks to not feel like you can actually live your life, and it only makes it harder than she is at a school with kids who are much wealthier than she is. I can definitely see how that would inspire feelings of never being able to truly fit in. A lot of the response I've read so far really go into the fact that her "budding sexuality" is the point or sort of the main theme of the piece, but I disagree. I think that, while for any youth anywhere sexuality is a real thing that you have to struggle with every day, that it's not the main issue in the writing. The main issue is the fact that she is sort of an outcast. All her problems kinda stem from this, and after mulling through all of this in her head all night she finally engages with someone at the party. It turns out to be her cousin whose father had just died, and no one here knew it. I think this really puts life into perspective when she finally found out. towards the end of the story, she had gotten so distracted by her cousin that she almost forgot about the party she had been trying to escape to all night.
What I liked most about this piece is the fact that the writing was very advanced. You would have stories in stories, and beautiful language and metaphors. A really cool read all together.
What I liked most about this piece is the fact that the writing was very advanced. You would have stories in stories, and beautiful language and metaphors. A really cool read all together.
I think this is a really interesting way to look at things. When I was reading this, I thought that the narrator was being insensitive to her family's needs. I think your comments helped make her look more relatable and humane. I also know the feeling of being outcasted. It isn't a nice one. I think your comments on this piece were very insightful and they helped me look at things differently.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Arianna, the narrator almost sounds like its trying to show the familys needs as a joke. I didn't see it this way before I read this, making it more relatable to me as well because I can connect with some of her problems personally. I liked how it had some double meanings throughout the story, making it more interesting.
ReplyDeleteGood responses, everyone. I like what you say, Chris. I almost wondered if this was actually the first chapter to a novel. It seems kind of open-ended at the end, and not in the way of a typical open-ended modern story. I bet we'll see a book from Cally Fiedorek someday soon.
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