For this week I decided to look at an excerpt from the story "Casa" by Rigoberto Gonzales.
I am not a pet. I do not feel abandonment. Sometimes I don't even see you come or go or stay behind. My windows are your eyes not mine. If you should die inside me I'll leave it up to you to tell the neighbors. Shut thew heaters off I do not fear the cold. I'm not the one who shrinks into the corner of the floor because of whatever made you think this was a home with warmth isn't here to sweet-talk anymore.
I chose this excerpt because of the very literal sense that it takes. The story is about the house and what things mean to it. I really enjoyed how they personified the house and made it seem like a real person was talking but it was in fact the house telling the people who live there what it sees from it's perspective. The house takes a very literal sense on everything, it doesn't hold any sentiments like people tend to do. In the excerpt it talks about if the person dies inside the house the people need to tell the neighbors because the house physically unable to speak. Also, it started the passage off by saying it does not feel abandonment, this is true because the house is inanimate and doesn't have any feelings so there is really no reason to feel bad about leaving the house. It puts the sentiment in the person's court because we are the ones who will feel bad about leaving the house and moving or whatever but the house doesn't have those types of feelings. The feelings of abandonment come from the people that either leave the house for a vacation or move out in general. Overall, the story was very interesting and at first you are left guessing on who is speaking but then find out that it really is the house that is speaking.
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ReplyDeleteA great excerpt from that literary works, it was indeed very interesting on how the author looks at what the house would be if it could talk. The house could protect the people living inside of it and that is the only thing we know about it, however, this piece of work shows what the house though. They do not hold sentiments like the people living in it and it does not have the capability to tell anyone about what occurs inside the house.
Happy Tuesday Austin!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading this story as well. I agree with you, that a house has no sense of abandonment or feelings, those truly come from the person. I am a sentimental person and often find myself, trying to accept the change and hold on to the memories instead. I also that it was interesting and was trying to figure out who was speaking. Great job!