Although I have had hard reads during this term, this has got to be one of the hardest novels to read. Not because of the way it is written (which I think it was exceptional to have it written from the perspective of a child) or because of the “lack” of plot, but rather because of the overall theme. Nevertheless, I liked this reading and the way it portrays the ups and downs of a daughter-father relationship.<\/p>\n
One of the first things I want to talk about is about the aspect of this book being written from the perspective of a child. I was talking about this book to my roommate a couple of days ago and she said something that stood out to me. She questioned the book’s story “authenticity” and “credibility” because of the fact of a little girl narrating the story. She told me that a child’s innocence and naive sense of life would show a biased point of view of her father’s actions. But I think that is one of the best aspects of this book.<\/p>\n
We are able to see and experience the first descriptions of this girl’s dad through her eyes, how she idolized him even though of his tough actions (and absence), lifestyle, etcetera. I think it is really interesting how even though the little girl experiences this twisted relationship, the love and admiration she feels towards him is also portrayed. This aspect just portrays such a human part of relationships with family members, specially those very close to us such as out mothers and fathers. As the book progress, we are able to then realize that this idealization turns into a grief, which then turns into the realization that just like her, her father is also human. This portrayal of the relationship was very hard to read, but also it was very important, mainly because we have not gotten the opportunity to read this kind of complex aspect of family problems\/relationships.<\/p>\n
Even though the relationship is complicated and the little girl faces terrible things because of her father, she never denies their bloodline. “Cuz he’s my dad, and I’m his daughter” (p.29). I think this is very emotional, because this is just another example of the love the daughter feels, which is bigger and more important to her than the grief, abandonment and sadness she feels.<\/p>\n
My question for this week is: What aspects about their relationship were the most interesting to you? And do you think the narrator should have been other than the little girl?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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