This is a dedicated discussion space for Professor Renzi's ENG 353 course during Spring 2012. We will blog as a way to practice analytical reading and writing, as well as to continue our discussions this semester beyond the confines of our class meetings.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Voyage In The Dark
I think so far Anna's story is very interesting for a girl of 19. She has left her home in the West Indies to travel as a chorus girl with a show. She lives with other chorus girls at the beginning but then splits off by herself. This is a drastic contract to Elizabeth Dalloway who in our last book was 18 and still live at home and was to some degree looked after. I also thought so far that Anna's relationship with Walter Jefferies was odd. He seems to respect her and wants her to be happy, comfortable and safe but he also disappears a couple days a week for work. This personally makes me suspicious. And when he mention her predecessor it cleared things up for me. It seems as though he uses young girls for a sexual relationship, connects them with professionals and builds them a life to their potential with his money. I can only see this ending badly because she seems to be falling in love with him.
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Meghan, when you explain it that way, with the skepticism about Mr. Jeffries, it almost foreshadows an ending like "Bunner Sisters," and makes Mr. Jeffries seem like the bad guy, just like Mr. Ramy turned out to be.
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