I really enjoyed reading this chapter. I liked how the first half of the chapter was mainly faxes. It made the chapter go by really quickly and found it's contents to be very interesting.
I like the fact that Jane was reaching out to Lara and Dyann to get research for her little project. I just find it funny how she used them to help promote the show, but she's also using them to turn it around.
I loved seeing Akiko take charge. She got the courage to write a letter to Jane, and ask for her advice. It takes a lot to tell someone how much something as simple as a TV show has such an impact on your life, and then share personal problems with them..to someone she really doesn't know. And it's heart breaking seeing that she's starting to blossom and she's still going through these hardships of being made fun of by the Laundromat wives and, being abused by John.
Sloan and Jane's relationship is so uneasy because neither of them know what to do about the baby. I would love to see this relationship work out.
(Mario Marrazzo)
ReplyDeleteI Believe that the toxic relationships that are shown in these chapters tie in with the very noticeable and different understandings of culture. In hardships dealing with the abuse from others; I draw a comparison to the different believes of beauty and respect for others that are represented differently in the story line. In order for Sloan and Jane's relationship to work out, i believe that there needs to be a more dominant assimilation of understanding in their cultures.
I found it interesting as well, as how Jane is using the information from Lara and Dyann as at first they have no idea how "My American Wife" is supporting BEEF-EX. I like that Jane decides to use the information, and that shes digging deeper into that theme of the book involving our food industry.
ReplyDeleteI also love that Akiko is gaining courage, it's nice to see this change after seeing her kind of wallow for the first third of the book. I always hope she would take charge and do something about her situation.