On Tuesday we spent the majority of class talking about the story Night Women, and I felt that the story has a lot of depth and deserved the time we gave it. I think the story is very much about this woman's internal conflict. Her position in society and her relationship with her son prevent her from living openly. Her feelings about her sex life and her feelings about her son are causing her to fret over her decisions when raising him, I think.
I also think that, not only is this topic relevant in Haiti where extreme poverty may force some women into prostitution, but it is also relevant in many other countries. Especially the United States where prostitution is pretty common and sex workers are shamed relentlessly by society. It really made me think about the roles of society, and how they have, it seems, almost an even tighter grasp on people in impoverished areas. That must make living and surviving much harder..
Today we are to talk about the Shange story which I have read and find very difficult to dissect. I'm curious to see what other people think about it, because I found it a little confusing. It seems like Indigo is a headstrong little girl living in the south trying to teach herself to learn the fiddle. She seems to not be very well accepted in the neighborhood because of her constant music, but she doesn't seem to care at all. Her fascination with music is evident and becomes her defining characteristic, I think. I'm not sure what the moral of the story could be; it was kind of hard to take it all in after one reading.
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