Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Appearances
In the passage “Appearances,” the author delays revealing the fact that Brian and Mickey for very specific reasons. It allows the reader to develop the idea that “Oh that only happens to gay people,” which is then shattered with the revelation that these two men were in fact heterosexual. This disclosure and the timing of the disclosure are designed to help the reader realize that this is not just a problem for a small sect of people, but rather for everyone. This revelation changed the issue in that, not only did the issue now effect everyone, but the blatant categorization people apply to homosexuals. They assumed because of the dress of Brian and Mickey that they were gay and thus were beaten. This showed the mass ignorance of the people who attack them. The way the author was belatedly revealed the sexual orientation of the victims helped to show how widespread and bad the problem truly is and aided his argument greatly.
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I think that you are right about why she waited until later to disclose that the two men were heterosexual. She wanted the readers to make their own assumptions about these men and just think that it happens to them because they are gay, but when you realize that they aren't it makes the readers think about how people judge others too quickly. Good blog!
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