Today was our second book group meeting, and it keeps on getting better and better as the novel progresses Our first analysis in our discussion was that of the father's character. Whether he is evil or just confused is still up for debate. Maybe he just does not care about his children, making him in my mind quite evil, or maybe he just does not know how to do anything else and just feels confused on American customs and thus he is trying to hold on to his remnants of the Old World of Russia. Another character that we looked at is that of Sara. For as young as she is, she takes it upon herself to leave the unrewarding and frustrating life at home to try to take on the big bad world of New York City. Lastly, we looked at the store that the father bought without asking the mother. We almost feel like its a symbol to the family. Looks well held together and happy on the outside when on the inside they are empty and not truly happy. We predicted that Sara will end up achieving her goal of living independently, but it will take time for her to achieve this but it will become all the more rewarding.
3 comments:
I completely agree with your metaphor of the store and their family. The father keeps trying to make everybody respect their family and think they have finally made it in America. However, he has driven away his daughters, his family is struggling with poverty, and he just wasted all of his money on a fake store. Good Job.
I enjoy how lightly you take the gravity of the father's laziness. In retrospect, it doesnt matter why he's not doing anything, just that he's not doing it. I disagree with you opinion about Sara being successful in NY, but either way, its just a guess. Good job on your analysis!
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