Surfacing by Margaret Atwood by Stephany Aldridge https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk After watching the video and reading this quote what would you have done in the narrator’s place? en-us 2021-05-20 19:43:15 UTC 2021-05-28 21:48:33 UTC hello@padlet.com stephanyaldridge1 https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1545433265 “But I couldn’t have brought the child here, I never identified it as mine; I didn’t name it before it was born even, the way you’re supposed to. It was my husband’s, he imposed it on me, all the time it was growing in me I felt like an incubator. He measured everything he would let me eat, he was feeding it on me, he wanted a replica of himself; after it was born I was no more used. I couldn't prove it though, he was clever: he kept saying he loved me."]]> 2021-05-20 19:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1545433265 crucesita259 https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569757473 i wouldnt have let him choose what should i eat or do. we are free to do whatever we want ]]> 2021-05-28 21:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569757473 https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569757882 I think it is quite understandable her feelings. She was not taken into account at all. I would have told him something, I would have taken actions towards me, to prioritize my baby. I would have decided about those things, even if it was too complicated during those times. 
Guadalupe ]]> 2021-05-28 21:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569757882 https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569758149 Language shapes our lives, it directly influences the way in which we perceive reality. The protagonist was helpless in the sense that she was imposed to continue with the pregnancy, but at the same time this clashed with the belief that he loved her. It was hard for the protagonist to critically contemplate doing something about it, something she really wanted to do. It was all external. Considering all this, I would’ve probably had the baby even if I didn’t want to. ]]> 2021-05-28 21:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569758149 I strongly believe that each woman must be free to choose if she wants to become a mother or not. In this case, it was clear enough that she didn´t want to be a mother. She felt as an incubator, it means that she didn´t feel herself. She didn´t feel connected with her pregnancy. https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569758525 2021-05-28 21:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569758525 C. Martin https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569758860 It is incredible hard for me to put myself into her shoes or to think what could I have done in her place, specially since I am not a woman. But I think that given the context, I would have felt incredibly oppressed, I don't even know if I would have the courage to impose my feelings and wishes. Nowadays it is a little bit easier to imagine a woman stating her ideas or believes, but in those times I can imagine some serious consequences coming after facing men.]]> 2021-05-28 21:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569758860 eddaroncarolo87 https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569759240 If I had been in the narrator's place, I would have tried to take control over my own body. But I guess that, considering the time during which the narrator was living, being an independent woman and deciding over your own body was out of limits. The image of being an incubator or an empty vase that can be filled as someone else pleases is just exasperating. 
   ]]> 2021-05-28 21:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569759240 baroseda11 https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569760024 Motherhood should be planned and wanted (by both parents). In the narrator's case, she had no say in it. It should've been something shared among them as a couple but instead it was "imposed on her".]]> 2021-05-28 21:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569760024 mehrcuello1 https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569762150 As most of us, I think I would try to fight for my beliefs or what I want to do, but considering the time I think that would have been very hard and difficult to do.]]> 2021-05-28 21:45:57 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569762150 https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569763182 I believe that everyone should decide what to do. No one can fit on someone's  shoes ]]> 2021-05-28 21:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569763182 lostinstereo182 https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569765199 In this difficult situation, I would have tried to move to another place, to keep the child, to raise him/her myself. I would have tried to leave everything behind just for the well being of the baby. ]]> 2021-05-28 21:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyaldridge1/nsjery0svgi31cqk/wish/1569765199