Wow... that's a mouthful, isn't it? Anyways, welcome to my analysis of The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds... or at least the first chapter thereof.
This Week's Assignment:
Actively read through the end of Act One of the play. On your blog, describe how you can relate to the play.
Well, I did have to think about this for a little while. I mean, I don't have mentally disturbed parents that would really like to chloroform my pet. However, I could sometimes relate to what Tillie felt after she told her mother that she had won the science fair. There's always that terrible feeling when you've just accomplished something that meant a lot to you, and nobody seems to care. That must have been especially brutal coming from her own mother, too. (Although I use the term Mother loosely. Monster is a more applicable term.)
Despite the fact that this play is really interesting and I'm really looking forward to seeing where the story goes, (if Ruthie has a nervous breakdown, Nanny dies, Beatrice really does kill the rabbit, etc.) I really can't relate to it other than in the ways that I just described. Though I can certainly feel sympathy for Tillie, I can't sympathize with her, because I couldn't possibly know what its like to be in such an abusive home. And I really hope other kids can't sympathize with her either, but I know that's not true. =(
Very true... this was a difficult play to relate to, yet it does raise awareness about the situations that some children are in. I don't know about you, but I am really enjoying the depth the characters have though!
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