Monthly Archives: February 2013

With certain characters, like Jaques and Giovanni, I feel that the author is trying to portray a sense of persuasion with David, trying to get him to accept his homosexuality in being a part of his identity. With the lady, … Continue reading →

What Lorde meant by this is that in order to survive those who are aware that they don’t fit in need to appear as though they meet the standard. They work hard to blend in, and fit into the normative … Continue reading →

I think Giovanni’s room represents different things to each character. For Giovanni himself, his room represents a shelter or sanctuary to protect him from the outside world, a place to escape his past in Italy and contain all the muddles … Continue reading →

What Jacques trying to tell David that he know wha his going on, that once he was his age and went trought what he is experiecing. He advice David to stop running from what/who he is, to accept himself without … Continue reading →

Jacques is trying to get David to see the importance of what happened with Giovanni; the beginning of a possible new and happy life that David can have if he only accepts it. “He is very fond of you….already. But … Continue reading →

The story opens with David standing at the window of his house in the south of France.  He drinks and watches night fall, preparing himself for the worst.  He began having flashbacks of all the events that took placed in … Continue reading →

Giovanni’s room seems to represent a place one goes to get nowhere. David saw Giovanni’s room as a “filthy little room”. He did not seem to enjoy being there, however he found himself unable to leave it for the longest … Continue reading →

I personally think David’s placement role is oppressed. The reason being is he’s in a confusion of his identity, identity crisis. He’s uncertain what’s right and wrong within in his life, and the decision(s) he’s making. Despite the fact he … Continue reading →

First, Jacques wants David to be honest to himself. He attempts to convince David to open his heart and eyes to the truth about being gay. Also, he wants David to understand what is happiness? It is a knowing of … Continue reading →

According to Lorde’s “For in order to survive, those of us for whom oppression is as american as apple pie have always had to be watchers, to become familiar with the language and manners of the oppressor, even sometimes adopting … Continue reading →