Seventeen Syllables did not strike me as the usual romance narrative when I read through it the first time. However, the more I began to look at it I did see some of the typical narratives in place. For example, the story is about an arranged marriage between a man and woman. Rosie is unsure how she feels about this marriage and I believe it is because the marriage she has seen through her parents is not a good example at all for her. Also, I realized her mothers strong love for her poetry. This was interesting to me because I had not thought about the love that occurs for inanimate objects, as well as people.
Men in Your Life was also not the typical romance story that one would expect. I found it very funny how these two women were so judgmental and sure of what they wanted from the men before they even really began to date them. However, once they loved a man they seemed to look past all the flaws that they pointed out in other men before. It went along with what we talked about in class regarding women forgetting and forgiving men for things that they maybe should not have. It went along with the whole narrative of "love conquers all" or in the end all one really needs is love, which to me really doesn't ring true.
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It's interesting to contrast our interpretations of Seventeen Syllables. I found the story to be much more of a love story and perceived Rosie to be head over heels for this guy. I read it as her really wanting to experience love, grow with it and such. That's fun to see how differently people can interpret the same reading.
i thought a little diffently about men in our life. i thougth that at the end she was noticing something more important than having money. She was noticing that no matter how much money a person has it doesn't necessary make for a happy relationship. she seems to connect with this guy in a manner that shows true friendship and compatibility. In the end i feel that this is more important becasue life can be hard and if you can't laugh about it at the end of the day it is going to be a hard relationship to deal with.
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