DayStar
"Sometimes there were things to watch- the pinched armor of a vanished cricket, a floating maple leaf."
This passage stood out to me the most because for some reason I could really picture it. I think it is because of the strong connection I have with nature. My whole life I have been fascinated with it, so this imagery I can definitely see vividly. I also liked this quote because it describes something that most people wouldn't even notice. We see bugs and leaves every day. However, this woman seems so unhappy and bored with her life, that something as little as a cricket's shell or a leaf breaks the monotony. I think many woman can relate to this poem.
A Pair of Silk Stockings
"She had sometimes caught glimpses of spotless damask and shining crystal, and soft-stepping waiters serving people of fashion."
This imagery definitely stood out to me because I am a waitress and have been for all of my working life so the description of this restaurant really relates to me. However, I guess because I am surrounded by it daily and this woman had never been in the restaurant, our thoughts of it were very different. She looked at it like it was beautiful, where I see it as just a building. This really made me think about how two people can look at the same thing, and see something totally different. Each person just takes their life experiences and thoughts, and they cause a different reaction. This is the same reason that when we read poems in class, each person reacts to something differently. I just found this extremely interesting.
Why I Want A Wife
"I want a wife who will not bother me with rambling complaints about a wife's duties."
This image struck me mostly because showed how differently men and women view women as a whole. It reminded me of what we had talked about in class, how in the past women were thought of as hysterical and never treated. This seemed like the same sort of thing because the man already assumes that the wife is just rambling and does not have real, valid complaints. That is infuriating! I could not imagine living in a time (even though this was only written thirty-something years ago) where men thought this. It was interesting however, to hear these things come from a woman's writing, and not a man. I believe it shows that we see what is going on, and we are trying to fix it.
2 comments:
I agree about what you said with Day Star. She does seem drastically bored with her life. I would also add the teh desire to see her own blood seems to me that she desires passion in her life and she doesn't seem to have any. Seh seems robotic carrying out her daily duties.
I really liked your comments on "Why I Want a Wife. However, I disagree that these thoughts are those from the past. While women have made great strides, I think there is still a "wife persona" that women are still trying to portray. This can be seen by looking at the mainstream media and the aisles of self-help books. They all still have an underlying tone of "how to make your man happy" and "receipes for the perfect family."
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