Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
NLC 1302; Blog 10; 12/2/2011
Popular mechanics is about a man, a woman, and their baby. The man and the woman have broken up, and the man is packing his things and about to leave. He has no problem with moving our of the woman's house and he appears to be fine with the break up, but he will not leave without the baby and he uses force to get what he wants.
Raymond Carver, the author of this short story, writes most of his stories about alcoholism and break ups. alcoholism is harmful to couples and it often causes break ups when one of them is an alcoholic. Knowing this, I am led to believe that the man in this story is an alcoholic. He is probably not mentally stable. His wife thinks he is crazy for wanting to take the baby. By the way she speaks to him, he seems like a monster. He probably cannot even take care of himself, much less a baby.
The man in this story probably has a huge issue with control. He seems to be very physically controlling. He puts his hands on both the woman and the baby in order to get what he wants or to make his point. He is probably a violent alcoholic. The baby is screaming, but that does not stop him. He takes the baby by force. This is probably how he usually gets his way. Because of this behavior, he is unable to carry on a healthy relationship or maintain a stable life.
Raymond Carver, the author of this short story, writes most of his stories about alcoholism and break ups. alcoholism is harmful to couples and it often causes break ups when one of them is an alcoholic. Knowing this, I am led to believe that the man in this story is an alcoholic. He is probably not mentally stable. His wife thinks he is crazy for wanting to take the baby. By the way she speaks to him, he seems like a monster. He probably cannot even take care of himself, much less a baby.
The man in this story probably has a huge issue with control. He seems to be very physically controlling. He puts his hands on both the woman and the baby in order to get what he wants or to make his point. He is probably a violent alcoholic. The baby is screaming, but that does not stop him. He takes the baby by force. This is probably how he usually gets his way. Because of this behavior, he is unable to carry on a healthy relationship or maintain a stable life.
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