Readings for Monday the 16th

"The Revolt of Mother"

I think the story as a whole conveys the message of woman rebellion and shows just how much power (or lack there of) woman have sometimes. The mother however, is able to overcome this and use her power to get her way. "I'll--put up the--partitions, an'--everything you--want, mother.", that is the direct quote from the father at the end of the story and it is proof that the mother's work had paid off.
The part of the story that I liked because of the imagery I got was after reading, "The spring air, full of the smell of growing grass and unseen flowers, came in their faces. The deep yard in front was littered with farm wagons and piles of wood; on the edges, close to the fence and the house, the grass was a vivid green, and there were some dandelions." After I read this part I had the perfect picture of the family's farm, yard and house. You see I live in the country and have all my life, one of the neatest things about where I am from is that there are many Amish communities around my town and home. I immediately pictured one of their houses when I read that part above about the farm wagons and such. I pictured their many gardens near the house and the fields near by. It fitted the text well.


"Triffles"

THe part of the text that stuck out to me was where the sheriff is talking with Mrs. Peters, the county attorney and Hale, he says "Well, can you beat the women! Held for murder and worryin' about her preserves", I found this to be odd. It was just another part of the text where I thought the woman had acted differently than she should have. First she is pleating her apron and then she is worrying about her preserves and fruits and whether they are going to freeze. I find it really strange, because if her husband had just died why would she be worrying about these things? I pictured her sitting there in her chair after her husbands death, sitting as calm as can be in the rocking chair.

"As Children Together"

When I read this poem it struck me as a sad reflection on childhood. It talked about two girls slipping out of the house and sneaking to a dance hall where one of the girls seemed to have gotten physical with many guys at a young age. This was sad because, even though I don't know what their age was here, it seems that the author is suggesting a younger age than most would do this stuff at, "and lied your age to adulthood," that is the line that gave me this impression about their ages. The other aspect of the poem I found sad was that the girls are not friends anymore and not only that the author doesn't even know what has become of her friend. The author says," I don't know where you are now, Victoria." and then describes what some have told her about where Victoria is. Finally the last thing that I found sad, is that Victoria, had seemed to want all this glamorous stuff when she was a young woman, and the author says that many think Victoria has kids and now lives in a trailor and then the last line of the poem is, "I have been to Paris since we parted." This is sad because it means the author must have went on to live a fuller life than her friend Victoria. Victoria had wanted to do those things and did not get to.