Women's Lit

In the "Daystar," one quote that I had a reaction to the most was; "She wanted a little room for thinking: but she saw diapers steaming on the line, a doll slumped behind the door." My reaction to this is that this woman wanted some time to herself and she was not getting it. It seams that maybe this woman is a mother and she needs a break from the children. I can relate being a mother myself and just wanting that time alone just to relax. This image has a function in this poem because it sets off the whole point of the poem. It seems that she just does not want anything to do the whole day but just be alone with her thoughts.

In the "A Pair of Silk Stockings," the passage that I had a strong reaction to is; "Her stockings, and boots and well fitting gloves had worked marvels in her bearing-- had given her a feeling of assurance, a sense of belonging to the well-dressed multitude." My reaction to this that this women is very happy that she has some money to splurge on herself. It is not much money but she finally had money to buy her something nice and she is elated by that. I know I would feel the same way if I did not get the chance to buy me something nice. It fits with the whole poem as a whole because she is excited about finally having some money to buy really nice things. For once she feels like she is fitting in with people who have money by being able to buy a nice pair of stockings.

From "Why I Want a Wife," The passage that I had a strong reaction to is; "I want a wife who will work and send me to school." My reaction to this is that this person is quite selfish. This person is awfully lazy and wants the wife to basically do everything. I feel that this is wrong and how this quote relates to the whole passage is that this person wants the wife to have all the responsibility. This person wants the wife to be a mother to them as well as to the children. The person is telling the wife would he/she would like her role to be. So this quote fits very well to the whole text.