I have few questions. Why did the author waited until the end to let the readers know the live-in-cook was a male? Why do man in Paris drink all the time?
I was very confused throughout the whole reading, I have to reread it twice in order to get more understanding. What I did see in the reading was the stereotyping.
Diana i felt the same about the reading., it was confusing but i feel that the whole purpose of the story was exactly that. To keep us interested and asking questions.
ReplyDeleteYes Noelia!
ReplyDeleteWhen I first read it I felt confused myself. The author drops a clue that Binh was in fact male, on pg 481 first paragraph where he treats himself to lunch, and the waiter refers to him as "Monsieur",which is french for Mr. The answer to your second question as to why men in Paris drink heavily I considered the time era the story was set in the 1930's. The 1930's was a circus like atmosphere, an era where the Great Depression occurred, perhaps they are drinking away their sorrow as a way of escaping from such a devastating economic time.
ReplyDeleteI think there are several clues, much earlier which indicate that the narrator, Binh, is a man.
ReplyDeleteWhat type / kind of stereotypes did you notice in the story?