In the text "Daystar" written by Rita Dove, I found the quote "but she saw diapers steaming on the line" to be the most vivid image in the text. I had the reaction to this part of that text because she was vividling point out an image of motherhood. Also, she seemed like a sad mother and this helped describe that. I had a strong reaction to this image because I love babies and children and changing diapers is a part of that. I think this image functions in the poem as a whole because the mother is describing what is keeping her from having her own life. She has to think about faraway places in order to be happy. In that line she is saying that diapers are awaiting her so she cannot stop to think.
In the text "A Pair of Silk Stocking" by Kate Chopin, the image that I had a strong reaction to was "and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers." My reaction to this was imagining a pair of silk stocking gliding over something. I had a happy reaction to this compared to how I felt when she was talking about the hardships about her life. I think this reaction was evoked because I felt for the character and she was showing a different emotion when she tried on those silk stocking. I think this image functions in the poem as a whole because it is the beginning of when she finally spends some money on herself. She is almost in her own world at that moment and at the end she has to go back to reality.
In the text "Why I Want a Wife" by Judy Syfers the image that I had a strong reaction to was "I want a wife who is sensitive to my sexual needs, a wife who makes love passionately and eagerly when I feel like it, a wife who makes sure that I am satisfied." I had a strong reaction to this part of the text because I was angered by it. I thought it was absolutely ridiciulous but at the same time I was thinking to myself that men actually do think like this. Obviously, not all men do but there are some that still do think like this. My reaction to this part of the text was evoked because I hear male friends of mine joke around about this topic and say things such as this and now I understand that that could be playing into this image of women as being sex slaves to men. This part of the text functions in the poem as a whole because it is another characteristic that he wants his wife to have.
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I agree with your post about "Why I Want a Wife". the part of the story that talks about sex and passionate needs made me a bit angry. I do like that the author included that, because it shows how some men really think and it makes a strong point about how women are unfairly portrayed. I too have male friends and I have heard them talk about when and make comments like this and it always gets me worked up. So I am glad that you too thought this way of thinking was ridiculous.
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