Monday, March 2, 2009
Beautiful Children Post # 4
As I continue reading this week I sink further into the depression that the story generates. Through the runaways sad stories reality surfaces, showing a truly tainted society we live in, along with the countless people, too afraid to do something about it. First Bock speaks of Bing writing, "He'd seen naked girls, kneeling inside half-filled plastic kiddy pools, doubled over, holding their ribs, looking helplessly at the disc jockey" (142). This line is such a clear indication of how some women in today's society are longing for love or affection so much that they are willing to disrespect themselves in such vulgar ways. These are all major contributions to the issues of today...women thinking they need to be racy to catch a man's eye reflects on how disgusting and cruel society can be. Following the quote abovce, Bock writes, "Bing had watched more than his share of these sad spetables and he had wanted to step in and he'd had no idea how to begin, and so he had sat, a bystander, falling in love, in his own minor fashion, with each and every tragic young woman" (142). This confuses me. Here is proof of Bing realizing how wrong it is for women to feel the need to exploit their bodies that should be kept sacred. But at the same time Bing's profession is to draw nude women. I don't know quite enough about his character to tell if he draws these bodies because he thinks they are beautiful.
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It's interesting that the author is using society to create a depressing tone in the story. It really shows that society is slowly falling apart and really just isn't plain old good. I agree with what you said about how women are disrespecting themselves in society now and how they will do anything to be up to "societies expectations". I also agree with women being racy to try to get men's attention. Is that really what our society has come to? Like what happened to the olden days when men would fall in-love with women who were classy and polite?
In society, there will always be problems that need solving. Sometimes, it is the case that individuals will recognize the problem, but refuse to address it. From these bystanders that exist, there must emerge a leader who is willing to correct what it wrong, If one person steps forward, others will follow. While it is unfortunate that women turn to selling their bodies in order to make money or feel wanted,it is disgusting and should be frowned upon. What is needed is for an individual to speak out against this degrading practice that some women partake in.
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