April 2026 – RMST 202

Conclusion

It feels like this term has passed in the blink of an eye!! Even before I realize, it is almost the end of the semester… It feels like not long ago I was writing my introduction blog, and so soon it is already my final post!!

Alright…I cannot say I did a really good job in this semester, but I do enjoy reading those books!!! Although in my previous blogs I keep picking at those books, they are indeed very interesting to read!!

Which makes me the most impressive is the love in this course, we spent a lot of time on discussing the love, although they are mostly toxic, I enjoy reading them in such a different angle. To be honest, they didn’t seem to me that interesting at first, but soon when I share the thoughts with our classmates and rethink these books, I found them so interesting!!

Thanks to our classmates’ great ideas, I feel like I read those books several times in different angles, and also gives me a lot of new perspectives that can help me construct the whole idea of not only the single text but also all the readings in general. But even though I like to read other classmates’ idea through their posts, I was anxious when I post my blog at first, since I was so afraid that my idea would be wrong and what if other classmates won’t agree with me? Soon I find out that this does not have to do with right or wrong, and even if they disagree with me that means I would have another perspective of this book, and each way could help me to have a more comprehensive understanding towards the readings!!

I like The Lover the most, since it shocks me the most in a sense, which somewhat makes me think it is interesting and impressive. And I like other readings as well, they are also interesting too (especially the Agostino, I found reading the blogs from other students would be more interesting than reading the text itself, when I read Sophia’s blog, I feel like: Oh I never thought this way!!)

What is more, I like the attendant sheet every class. That is also interesting!! And also the music selected every class, they are so matching with the readings we are reading!!! (Thank you!!)

Love Me Tender :/

I kind of like this book, since it looks interesting. And each chapter is relatively short so it is easier to read. But on the other hand, I feel like this book is a little bit confusing when I am reading it, since it seems to me a little bit fragmented and does not follow a traditional linear narrative,

I like how it said on chapter 14, “It’s the same with clothes, the same with gender, it depends on my mood or the situation.(pp.63)”, which gives me a sense that our gender is not definable, and “For me, homosexuality isn’t about who I’m fucking, it’s about who I become. (pp.29)” in this sentence, we can see that the self identity is not that confined. Also, she is suggesting this is a process rather than a simple identity.

In the text, “Women, love, sex […] It’s all still there […] but it’s not important, like the décor of a room […](pp.29-30)”, her life seems to be constantly surrounded with lovers, routines, and physical experiences, while these elements do not alleviate her inner isolation; instead, they seem to conceal a deeper sense of emptiness. And I think by this contrast, her loneliness seems deeper in this sense.

In this sense, the intimacy is stripped of its meaning, becoming superficial and easily replaceable, rather than a source of genuine emotional connection, but like a decor in a room, you can see it everyday but never can feel its realness to your life.

The loss of her son produces an irreplaceable emotional void, as no other relationship is able to replace the bond between mother and child. Hence makes her life feel so empty, as she meets different women every day, yet they leave the next day, suggesting that she is constantly experiencing other people’s leaving.

So I think she is not truly free (even though she seems wants to have some new senses of adventure and freedom), but rather, she is exhausting herself in order to sustain the appearance of freedom. in her life, she is hoping that she could get rid of the social expectation, but she ends up being more empty. Also, her freedom seems more exhausted than she thought, the repetition of meeting new people doesn’t make her freedom true, but makes it lose its connection, and he movement does not equal to the progress. It makes me think, it does not look like a life but a repeated movements.

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