The Lover

This is a reflection on our untraditional class structure and my particular group's work. We looked at the idea of the feminine style of writing and how it changed women's voice in literature. I have never read anything by Maragarite Duras, and I thought that this gave a great introduction to her work! The fragmented way in which she writes gives her the power to have the reader know exactly how she feels in an instance, vividly. For a woman on her deathbed able to conjure up these images and feeling in the reader is truly admirable. While many stories chronologically build up a feeling or instance, Duras is able to catch the reader off guard, which makes the literature much more effective. It gives women a voice for their emotions, but they are legitimate because the emotions are presented so rationally. However, to me, her rationality almost makes her seem crazy, that she exaggerates things. But maybe I just want that to make me feel better about what is happening in the story.