Response

Gussie,


I think that Laura Brown's kiss was a bit unnecessary, but it didn't take away from the value of the novel at all. However, she wasn't content in her life because of her loss of her sense of self, not because she had homosexual feelings. And I'm not sure that kissing a woman made her find her sense of self. Although, this is not to say that the kiss was anything homosexual at all. I believe that perhaps she longed for something different in her life and thus reached for a woman. As I write this, I find my head being bombarded with millions of thoughts and I find it impossible to organize them all. As for Cunningham downplaying the homosexuality in the novel, I disagree. I don't think he shoves it in our faces, but I definitely think it's a large issue that is not subtle, but is at the forefront of the entire novel. Any thoughts?

Holly