Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Carnal Knowledge

I must say, that I enjoyed Carnal Knowledge the most out of all the stories the class has read thus far. I read this story over the Jewish holiday that just passed and having two large (and large is an understatement) meat meals a day for three days in a row, and a few more holidays coming up, this story had impeccable timing. The irony and the hilarity of the situation that Jim found himself in almost reminded me of any classic sitcom in where 'the guy' will do just about anything to get with 'the girl.' He'll bend over backwards to impress her and even lie and make up stories just to get with her. Jim lied to Alena when he was discussing his restaurant proposal and said that he doesn't eat meat, "or actually, not anymore." At the end of the episode the guy usually ends up caving into the objects of his desire that the girl wanted him to get rid of, or in the case wanted to save. As soon as Jim is rejected by Alena for her mission to Minnesota and she is out of the picture, he succumbed at the first rest stop.

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