This week, I chose to write about letter 20. This letter concentrated on finding the patient a women in which to unchaste him. The letter talked about the ideal characteristics that men look for in a women. He described them in two different ways. The first of these ways being "statuesque and aristocratic" or "faint and languishing." I think that the two generalizations could almost apply to most women out there, but I also feel as though there is much more to a women than these simple explanations.
One quote that caught my eye was this, "You will find, if you look carefully into any human's heart, that he is haunted by atleast two imaginary women- a terrestrial and a infernal Venus, and that his desire differs qualitatively according to its object." This made me think about how men really think, which obviously isn't the easiest question to analyze. Hah. Do men really see two different women? I interpretted this quote to mean that they want two things, a low key women and then maybe someone a little more risque? Who knows.
Another quote that caught my eye was at the end of letter 20 (page 108) when he says, "...it is that 'tang' in the flavour which he is after." I liked this quote because I think it can hold true for both men and women. We think we always know we want, but it's only a certain part of that person, the part that makes them forbidden, that we're driven to. Do you think that the forbidden parts of people are more attractive? Or even that we're driven to them more?!
Hmm...
3 comments:
I did write about this chapter as well. I like how you went so in detail in a few parts like the quotes you gave. I liked the last paragraph as well. I think our forbidden parts can be attractive and can't be. I depends what is considered our "forbidden" parts?
I too wrote on this chapter I really did like the part about tang as well. I do think both men and women want down to earth and crazy. Depending of course on the time and place. The whole chapter did just make you think, and ponder as to why men and women like certain others.
I think the forbidden parts of people are more attractive, it is like anything else, what we cant see or have we want right? I also think that the thrill of the chase is half of the fun in getting there and thus we are driven to the forbidden parts even more! Why do little kids (or even older ones) laugh when they talk about the opposite sexes forbidden parts? they are intriguing, because they are different, new and unfamiliar.
I also agree that there is more to women than the simple explanations that Screwtape describes women as.
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