Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Love Spin
While reading the chapter Love i could actually feel an sense of emotion as i read the words . Jimmy still, after years loved Martha. I see now that Jimmy is no creepy fellow he's just a man who has a plethora of love for such a woman. Most of the chapter Love was about Jimmy's love Martha. Now what i took from Spin was that war isn't all terrible. Although alot of his explainations seemed a bit cynical but rational. it's almost as if he had to make up these explainations to survive the actual horrors of the war. Each story was told differently giving it it's own little "spin" on the terrors soldiers faced during war while at the same time eleviating the pain.
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Good LaShonda. Always be open to changing your perception of a character (like people). Jimmy's love for Martha seems to be almost a coping mechanism to get him through the war. In that, he can't let go, even when the war is over. As you suggest, "Spin" emphasizes the complex nature of war--cynical but rational; joyful yet horrific, etc.
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