Sunday, April 25, 2010
Part 1: A different point of view
Being one of few males in a class with a majority of females I would like to say a few words on the insight in to Jacks character and intentions. I will start with saying that there are many differences between men and women and that is not a bad thing in any way, I just feel like it should be stated. First off, Jack could not have stayed with her. They met on a bus had a lot of sex lived together for a little while and then had to break up, but honestly what did you think was going happen? They would get married, Jack gets a steady job and buys house? That is not going to happen at least not at that juncture in his life. Jack had to have his mother send him money all the time. He is not going to be able to provide for Bea and her son. I think that they always knew that it was temporary and I don't see anything wrong with that. Please comment!
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2 comments:
I absolutely agree with you but I understand why some people are upset with him. When we spoke about it, it was as if he was just a "typical man" breaking the heart of a poor mexican girl but think about Bea, she understood his situation and knew that life does not work like a fairy tale. Everyone's happy.
I agree with you too. But I don't think it's a gender issue as much as it is people interjecting their personal ideals into a situation. I think if you look at the situation from an emotionally unattached view then it is more then obvious that this is not love. That Jack is not going to stay with Bea. I think what happened in class is that people brought in their own personal viewpoints on what "love" is. Then assumed that Jack must have loved Bea in a way that aligned with that notion. I might be completly off base on that, but that's what I heard.
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