Friday, March 7, 2008

post #5

Now that you are climbing into your second book (or the equivalent), what thematic or stylistic threads do you notice across the texts? In other words, you are ready to start forming potential thesis statements for your American Author paper.


The major theme that I am noticing in the book (What They Want ) right now is abstinence. The main character in the book is so attracted to women that it seems that he can't live without them for one night. When he encounters an old friend in Miami for a photo shoot , she begins to tell him about her being abstinent now and how its changed her life and how he should try it. He begins to wonder why its so hard for him to even consider something like that. He also wonders why everytime he thinks of abstinence its always in a negative way. When he returns for his photo shoot that conversation is stuck in his head , but it definately isnt going to change his mind.

The theme of abstinence is something that is causing a lot of haedace and reflection in the main characters life at that point. iots also causing alot of conflict withy him and his friend and also anny lady friends who just want to be friends.

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