Wednesday, April 9, 2008
BA #3 Harrower's Blackbird
Blackbird is a play set in England about A conversation between a man and a younger woman in the lunch room of the man's company. It becomes very clear that the two know each other from a previous enounter, it is also clear that the man does not want the woman to be there. We do not find out untill page 18 why he is so uncomfortable, or why he moved and changed his name, that he had a relationship with the girl. The story is very secretive and you learn that the man went to prison and served time, and has started a new life far away from where this all took place. The story almost makes him out to be the victim, noting how everyone around the girl told her that he never truely cared about her, but he tries to explain to her that that is not the case. It even makes it seem like she wanted it more than he did, on starting on page 41 where she would write him notes and do things like meet him at the park. The book takes a suprising turn at the end, because one minute they are yelling at each other, she even throws a chair at him, and the next they are kissing each other only to be interupted by a voice at the door. The play ends on a cliff hanger because you don't know what happens after the man walks out the door.
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I agree that Ray was the victim, because he was only following his heart when he was inlove with Una. Sometimes it looks bad because of the age difference, but other than that, he seemed like a man who cared about her alot, and had to change his life numerous times for himself. He had to go to jail and serve time because of the law, and then change his name, move and get a new job so he would get his life back on track. He explains to her how it was hard to get his life back together and how he was doing good, but Una came back into his life unexpectedly.
I don't see Ray as necessarily a victim, but I also don't see him as a sick man preying on a 12 year old girl either. They checked his background, asked questions and came to find out that he he was never abused or had psychological problems, which are very common in pedophiles. To me he was simply a man who decided to follow and listen to his heart rather than his brain as most of us do. Unfortunately, his heart led him into the arms of a 12 yr. old girl which ultimately landed him in jail.
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