Learning in the Age of the Trigger Warning
11 years ago
Friday, March 26, 2010
Betsey Brown
I wasn't very fond of this novel. The ending left a bit to be desired. I just felt like it was incomplete, I guess. I was expecting Carrie to come back and when she didn't I was like... Oh... :( I understand why Betsey's mom fired Carrie... That's like, duh... But still, I mean their relationship was like a mother/daughter relationship. That's just disappointing to a reader. Other than that, I really am not sure what to say. I just was disappointed with the novel. I appreciate what the author was trying to do, but it didn't seem controversial to me (except maybe when the white teacher didn't know black poets). I just felt that there were many directions the novel could've gone and it didn't. Like the ending... She's contemplating life? We went through that with her, it was like a recap. If I wanted to recap, I could just go on sparknotes. That seems like a waste of pages... I don't know, just disappointing to me... Sorry... :(
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So... I just got off the phone with you and we were talking about posting and commenting and such. I realized I didn't post my comment on this even though I wrote it up yesterday. Here's what I wanted to say:
ReplyDeleteI agree that it would have been nice for Carrie to come back since she seemed to provide an almost foil for Jane in the sense of a mother figure for Betsey. I disagree that it shouldn't end with Betsey thinking because it creates a frame for the story. I also disagree that it's not controversial. I think this story would have been very controversial. There is afterall a beauty parlor that's hiding a whore house.