Blog post 4

As we read the story, "The storm", we learned that a seemingly tale of a woman,Calixta, expecting her husband a son to come home from a storm that has plagued the area. But that is not the case, as we soon discover that she is visited by a male friend, Alcee, seeking shelter from the storm only to arouse her as they begin to kiss causing them to cheat on their respective partners. As is stated the time set could be an era in which religion was dominant so any act or form of "cheating" was frowned upon.When the husband and son return she acts as all other whom wish to turn their backs on the past and just begin to act normal as if it never happened. Through a feminist perspective we could analyze this to think Calixta would end up taking all the blame for the actions in which they both committed. Since men played a higher role during this period in time, it gives further evidence to the idea of her being punished.

The poem I chose to read was "The lady in the pink mustang", the tale of a wandering woman whom seems to be a prostitute. As her mustang is her only prized possession and carries nothing of real value besides the car we can suggest to knowing she has nothing going on in her life besides her "gifted body". Though written in a different time, this poem could still relate to many other eras of prostitution such as our own as women work in the adult entertainment industry in order to provide income for their families, themselves, or even to just put the meager food on their table while being able to afford an apartment.  This indeed was written by a woman which gives us insight into having a a deeper understanding to how she feels, rather than if this was written by a man whom would not be able to relate or make such a profound connection.