tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223734349170514074.post5574637579290740164..comments2011-12-14T04:42:05.840-08:00Comments on English 2200: BellowEmily Sharpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15276179608169403940noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223734349170514074.post-25082567201127642012011-11-04T15:53:14.449-07:002011-11-04T15:53:14.449-07:00I also agree with your comments on this story. Thi...I also agree with your comments on this story. This tale is the perfect example of what life was like, for a lot of immigrants that resided in the States during the Great Depression, that America was going through.staciemccandlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625346351835677707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223734349170514074.post-35146678819874040052011-11-02T08:25:11.450-07:002011-11-02T08:25:11.450-07:00I agree that the dad could have been doing the bes...I agree that the dad could have been doing the best thing for his family but how can you just leave and forget your kids? I'm sure it can't be easy to live like that. I guess most families now a day have divorced parents like you said but that doesn't mean you abandon family all together.Fletcherr09https://www.blogger.com/profile/05278719067786466712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223734349170514074.post-10907676546683456462011-11-02T08:18:23.698-07:002011-11-02T08:18:23.698-07:00The milk woman is part of Woody's experience o...The milk woman is part of Woody's experience of trying to feel human. He does all sorts of crazy things throughout the story in order to feel alive and get away from his everyday routine of caring for others around him. After class today, I realized that this story can be read from a completely different perspective than what I read it as. Some can view the dad as being immature and a jerk as do I, but you can also view the dad as making the best decisions for his family. It is possible that he left his family because he knew he could not fulfill the father and husband role that was placed on him. Maybe he got his son kicked out of seminary because he knew that's not what his son was? Like we said in class, this story is the perfect story to play devil's advocate for. We also discussed how this story can be applied to today's society because of the family politics that exist for Woody. No matter what he does, he is going to take sides with either of his parents. He cannot please both at the same time and he is alienated from one of them at some point in his life. The divorce rate in America is pretty high, so I think a lot of children today could relate to the family politics in this story.Emily Sharpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276179608169403940noreply@blogger.com