https://padlet.com/maili_little/3kxeth6ion9 Looking at the different perspectives of the novel and saying whether I agree/disagree en-us 2017-11-21 20:20:57 UTC 2017-11-22 09:57:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png maili_little https://padlet.com/maili_little/3kxeth6ion9/wish/209263966 "I didn't enjoy reading it, I get the whole 1950s values/suburbia/trap that Frank and April found themselves in. I just didn't care. He was a whiny, immature, alcoholic. She was a bored suburban housewife whose only sense of identity was tied into how successful Frank may/may not be in life."

]]> 2017-11-21 20:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/maili_little/3kxeth6ion9/wish/209263966 maili_little https://padlet.com/maili_little/3kxeth6ion9/wish/209264408 "What's also fascinating about the novel is how Yates plays with narration. We switch POV several times, getting deep into the lives of the main couple, but also entering the minds of one of their neighbours – who's always lusted after April – and the town's successful female realtor. Flashbacks are handled gracefully, and symbols never feel forced." 

]]> 2017-11-21 20:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/maili_little/3kxeth6ion9/wish/209264408 maili_little https://padlet.com/maili_little/3kxeth6ion9/wish/209286328 I disagree with this belief, due to the fact that Yates' portrayal of April and Frank were to highlight the issues in suburban America. His intention was to make them unlikeable, which is how the book becomes more interesting and accurate to 1950s America. I also think that this person hasn't researched the roles of women in the 1950s, as women were supposed to be 'tied' to their husbands as that was the role they were expected to conform to. ]]> 2017-11-21 22:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/maili_little/3kxeth6ion9/wish/209286328 maili_little https://padlet.com/maili_little/3kxeth6ion9/wish/209287615 I found this review interesting because I hadn't yet thought about how 'poisonous masculinity can be', more just Frank as a character and the unequal context of women in the 1950s. I also used this quote to compare it to review one, how it directly argues with the points made.]]> 2017-11-21 22:24:54 UTC https://padlet.com/maili_little/3kxeth6ion9/wish/209287615 maili_little https://padlet.com/maili_little/3kxeth6ion9/wish/209287787 "It's all about the hypocrisy of the American dream and how poisonous it and masculinity can be. There aren't any likeable characters here, really, and there isn't supposed to be. I loved this book so much, the in-depth character and culture study it provided."

]]> 2017-11-21 22:26:30 UTC https://padlet.com/maili_little/3kxeth6ion9/wish/209287787 maili_little https://padlet.com/maili_little/3kxeth6ion9/wish/209288027 I used this review because it was displaying similar views that I hold on the novel. I also agree with how the narration makes the novel more diverse and exciting, and creates a level of interpretation that the audience wouldn't usually get.]]> 2017-11-21 22:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/maili_little/3kxeth6ion9/wish/209288027 rierieadams https://padlet.com/maili_little/3kxeth6ion9/wish/209383340 Can you expand on the reasons for your decisions in more detail, using reference (quotes) from the novel to support you ideas?]]> 2017-11-22 09:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/maili_little/3kxeth6ion9/wish/209383340