— Anonymous One of the literary texts that was challenging was the short story, “Real Doll” by A. M. Homes. By reading the title, one would assume that it would be about a child and his favorite doll. However, it was completely different where the protagonist imagines his sisters’ doll to be alive and hangouts […]
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talking to barbie
—Anonymous First of all, what made me uncomfortable is that I can not get what the author wants to tell us. Why you did not understand the text until after thinking is that the whole story between the protagonist and barbie is easy. But after I see the professor states some question, I finally realize […]
A short story from A.M. Holmes certainly had me thinking about my past life…
— Anonymous A short story from A.M Homes certainly had me thinking about my past life back when I had little knowledge of relationships. The short story “A Real Doll” brings out one’s internal struggle of getting into a relationship and experiencing adulthood. Throughout the short story, I noticed that the author had every escalate […]
I must admit that reading “A Real Doll” written by A.M. Holmes made me feel uncomfortable…
— Anonymous I must admit that reading “A Real Doll” written by A.M Holmes made me feel uncomfortable and weird. I did not understand the message behind the story until we had discussions in class and I read A.M Holmes ‘interview about this story. While reading the story I came to an understanding that the […]
“A Real Doll” by A.M. Homes was…
—Veronica Chu “A Real Doll” by A.M. Homes was quite an uncomfortable text to read but I think that the meaning behind the story is a lot deeper. The story is basically about the narrator having an intimate connection with a Barbie doll who he shares his thoughts with. He has a sexual connection with […]
