AILD was an interesting novel not to say the least. My favorite part was whenever Vardaman would say, “My mom’s a fish”. Besides the comic relief, the book had a serious tone when it came to abortion and sexual manipulation. Vardaman’s sister Dewey Dell, had a sexual encounter with a man named Lafe. This encounter lead to Dewey getting pregnant, then soon searching for a way to get rid of the child. During her search for a way to have an abortion, she met a man who pretended to be a doctor. While, sexual assault/ manipulation is not explicitly mentioned it can be inferred that it took place. For instance, the “doctor” took her to a room in the back to get rid of the child. But, it had been said that the man was deceitful. We know this because after it was over Dewey Dell came out of the room and cursed the man. The encounter was not mentioned after this chapter. Nonetheless, the novel had an unconventional way of presenting the characters’ thoughts and perspectives to the readers. This unconventional way helped shape how amazing and interesting the novel comes off to the reader!
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I really enjoyed your perspective of the book AILD and your choice to use Dewey Dell of your character of interest. You brought to light the delusional state that Dewey Dell seemed to be in during the entire novel as a whole. I completely agree with you on the authors unconventional ways of telling the story shaping into the iconic novel that it is today.
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I like how you chose Dewey instead of Darl who i thought most people would pick to shine a light on their madness. It shows a contrast because Darl is the one who was sent to a mental asylum but you chose Dewey and showed how she is just as crazy as the other characters in the story. You did a good job in giving details to help to prove your point. I think this is a good blog that answered the question effectively.
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