readings for July 16

For the readings in class today there were a few quotes that caught my eye. While reading "The revolt of mother" the scene that really sparked interest in me was the image of the little boy sitting next to his mother combing his hair as his mother finds out about the new barn that his father is building. He tries to not pay attention to his mother and is obviously trying to not be involved in the situation. This shows alot about the text right away. It is clear that a womans opinion is not valued in this household nor is it even taken into consideration. I just feel like it really sets the tone for what is about to happen in the story and for how woman are going to be treated throughout the story.
When I started reading "Trifles" the very first scene caught my attention. While the woman is just sitting there with her husband dead upstairs, the first thing that I thought was that she was in shock. I had no idea that the woman would have been the killer. The first image that popped into my head was that the man had killed himself and his poor wife had found him, she didnt know what to do, and was in complete shock over the whole situation. Obviously, I was wrong. I think that this scene is important because it sets a tone for the text. Clearly, the author didnt want us to know right away who the killer was and I feel like it was intentional to create a scenerio where the wife could either look guilty or horrified by the situation.
While reading the poem "As children together" the last lines"If you read this poem write to me. I have been to paris since we parted," really caught my attention. Throughout the entire poem I felt like it was written sort of as "in your face." I feel like the author is not happy with her friends decisions in life and if anything thinks that she is better than her friend. I realize that there are other ways to read this work but I couldnt shake that feeling throughout the entire poem and I feel like the ending lines really just make my case even stronger. The author feels that she is better than her friend because she got out of that town.