my five reactions to between our legs
Point 1 “Glo”
Bizarre name for a girl is it possible that it might be a reference to something?
Point 2: “the day Glo’s mom threw him out was the day she found him in the bathroom”
Reaction 1: I’ve notice that the short story bears a slight resemblance to the movie thirteen. Thirteen is a movie about a troubled honour student named Tracy who befriends a girl name Evie and goes down a path of petty crimes, drug use and self harm together. This particular quote reminds me of the scene in which Tracy ask her mother if evie can live with them after being abandoned by her parents.
Point 3: “there was nothing to fight believe me. There was nothing to fight”
Reaction 2: One of the most common stereotypes that still exist in society is that the woman must be submissive towards the men, a stereotype that the writer is trying to express and reverse. However Lisa Ford doesn’t reverse the stereotype by having Sophie and Glo be dismissive of Miles and Winston, but by the girls having the option of choosing to be submissive.
Point 4: “like I said, they really let go. They really let us go”
Reaction 3: I notice that this quote from miles and Winston parallels the quote from Sophie and Glo “there was nothing to fight believe me. There was nothing to fight (6). The repetition within these quotes shows a sense of urgency between the girls and the boys telling the reader that all four are insecure of themselves and are trying to maintain control of themselves and there actions.
Point 5 “poor resolution, color bleeding, Color bars.”
Reaction 5: It seems the television metaphor describes their boredom of the whole incident. Yet at the same time tells the reader that they are not feeling well and that their vision is lost due to exhaustion.
