Wednesday, November 13, 2013
the not so fun house
Okay, so out of all of the stories this was the only one I really even understood...and I'm not really sure who is telling the story. But I found it interesting that for the first time we see people acting like children... Usually with Victor we have seen kids that are growing up to fast but in the very beginning with the father and the boy laughing together, they are showing a bond between father and son as well as a sense of childhood that we haven't seen yet. Also, near the end of the story, when they aunt is attempting to try on the heavy beaded dress, we see someone actually trying to be a hero. A woman who could hold the weight of the dress on her back is "the one who will save (them) all" (67), and as soon as she could take a step with it on "she knew things were beginning to change" (82).
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I don't really see the sense of childhood. I see the son as more of a loser because of the way he treats his mom and the description the mother gives of her son. I agree with you that this father-son bond is rarely seen in the stories though. I also agree with you that the aunt is the hero at the end by shouldering the weight of the dress.
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