Welcome to the blog for Prof. John Talbird's English 102 class. The purpose of this site is two-fold: 1) to continue the conversations we start in class (or to start conversations before we get to class) and 2) to practice our writing, reading, and thinking on a weekly basis in an informal setting.
Friday, March 22, 2019
Blue Angel
When Swenson had the meeting with Angela's parents and the topic of a former teacher having an affair with Angela's friends but not her, it made me skeptical that either the Parents were lying or she kept it a secret. There is a possibility that Angela had an affair with her other teacher considering that she slept with Swenson. I have a strong feeling that she knew this was going to happen with Swenson. If she didn't know then why didn't the book show her being unsure about having sex with Swenson or trying to resist it which she did not. Now that the deed has been committed, Swenson is going to live in guilt especially with Sherrie. It will eat him alive and he might end up telling her. Although he doesn't like his career that much, this was a big risk he took and it will end everything including his reputation. What's Angela got to lose? Nothing.
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Yea I too believe Swenson will not be able to live with the guilt and will eventually tell Sherrie, and another fact that it doesn't seems to bother Angela at all that she slept with her professor, its like its not new to her at all. I am really looking forward to see how she and Swenson will react to their recent encounter. Like you mention he's risking everything his family and career I don't quite understand why? Is he really obsessed with her writing so much to go that far?
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good question, Salomee. What do you think? Can you fall in love w/ a person for their writing? People fall in love w/ famous actors for their acting or with singers for their songs, right? Don't rock stars have "groupies" who will have sex w/ them for no other reason than their songs/fame?
DeleteI agree that Angela truly has nothing whatsoever to lose comparing to Swenson. I am just picturing Angela’s reaction to the possible things that Swenson will lose- it’s probably a jolly ride for her, similar to the situation in the film with Lola. I don’t think it will bother her(Angela) at least not much. She might just consider it a walk in the park... I see her being very capable of telling Swenson that that’s just his loss, which I consider very sad...
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