Sunday, March 30, 2008
Men Struggle Too!
My focus before was on the struggle of women, but Black men also struggle too. In this book, the men are enslaved on a plantation. If that is not worse enough they have to sleep with calves and dream of rape in order to relieve their sexual frustration. Being slaves they are unable to have the freedom to love a woman the way they want to and they are forced to result to unhumanlike methods in order to suffice their biological needs.
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Paul D doesnt seem to struggle as much as Sethe, partly because he doesnt have to deal with as many hardships as she does, but he still does have hardships that he seems to be able to deal with. I wonder if Morrison is trying to convey that men are able to deal with their hardships more than women. Do you think this is possible?
After further reading, I decided that I have developed another quesion:I wonder if Morrison is saying that when one doesnt recall those terrible memories that they have they will be able to get over their hardships and end their life of struggle.
I wonder this because Sethe is constantly reminded of her terrible memories and it is hard for her to get over them. Each thing that she recalls from the past translates more hardships that she also experienced in the past to the reader.
On the other hand Paul D doesnt really recount his terrible memories and he seems to be stronger than Sethe.
What do you think?
I think that this whole concept of struggle is a good way to develop your topic. I think that you were being a little too narrow before with just focusing on women because the African male also struggles. I am excited to read the rest of the blogs because your topic interests me. I want to see how hard these characters struggle and how bad it gets because i believe that will be strong enough to endure the pain and hardships.
-- l. katz
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