Three Girls

"Three Girls" by Joyce Carol Oates really raised some questions of confusion in my mind. I think that i understood the meaning of the story and the significance of Marilyn Monroe, but im not so sure if my interpretations are correct. In the opening paragraph, Oates sets a rather romantic setting for the reader..."streetlights on broadway glimmered with a strange sepia glow....drifting through the warehouse of treasures as through an enchanted forest." this element foreshadowed a romantic involvement at some point or another. The hint of broadway made me think of a celebrity, even though it was in reference to a street. I think that Marilyn Monroes reference was significant in the fact that she was a "sex" symbol of her day and age and a symbol of liberation and freedom for women to do what they want. this gave the two girls the freedom and empowerment to kiss eachother, which was a contreversial issue at the time. i think the significance of the poetry boooks was also a romantic symbol..often times poems are written about love. im not sure if what im thinking is right, but i feel like there was a lot of symbolism in this story and a lot of foreshadowing