"SEVENTEEN SYLLABLES"
I thought the author's approach to addressing young love was interesting in this story. The story is not at all based on Rosie's budding young love with Jesus, but rather on the demise of her parents' relationship. I felt like the author was trying to say that Rosie was trying to escape her parents and their marriage by running off to Jesus. For this reason, I don't think this is necessarily a romantic text. Though, upon further review, I guess this text could be seen as a romance narrative because Rosie thinks of her feelings for Jesus to escape her parents arguments. I think this text suggests that young love begins when one realizes what he or she wants, and one may use his or her parents' relationship as a basis of comparison. I thought it was an interesting approach to address Rosie's infatuation with Jesus through her disdain for her mother's haikus.
"MEN IN YOUR LIFE"
I loved this text. For some reason, it really rang true for me. I understand what the author meant when she was talking about her friend not liking her boyfriend. I really liked that she disregarded her friend's judgment and listened to herself, because the only people who are affected by a relationship are the people in it. I think this text takes an alternative approach to a romantic narrative because the speaker makes it clear that there are lots of men out in the world whom she could be with, but she's seen the other side and would rather be in a relationship with somebody less than perfect because he makes her feel perfect. I think this text addresses romantic love on a different note: I felt that instead of this woman saying she was in a perfect relationship with Prince Charming, she blew off the warnings and said she was in a relationship that was perfect for her. I loved that even though this was written in 1956, this woman seemed strong enough to know that she didn't want a man who would take care of her financially but ignore her emotionally, that she would rather have to worry about being poor for the rest of her life if she could only spend it with a man who gives all of himself to her.
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I like how you said that that author was wanting to find someone who was, "less than perfect to make her feel perfect." That is so true. A lot of relationships I've seen to work out, work because the couple embraces their differences and flaws. Flaws and inperfections are beautiful. They make people unique. And unique traits are what draw people together!
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