Like our other reading from this Monday, this story sees people from another country as totally different. The dad even thinks that "only Americans had informed political opinion [and that] other people staged coups out of spite and misery." The family in this story are constantly looking at what others have on, or say and compare it to their own ways of doing things. It is obvious that they assume their American ways are better. I was shocked to find out at the end of the story that Ro had been through all that he had as a child. Even the main character that was so in love with him was unaware of all the reasons for the scars. This made me think about how easily people judge others without really knowing any facts. It is so much easier for people to assume something of someone rather than find out. I also saw finding out about Ro maybe as an alert from the author of how oblivious Americans can be. We have it so good here and are blessed to be in such a country that we sometimes overlook or just don't care/notice what is going on in other countries. I also saw this story as one of confusion and a journey for all of the characters. The main character is still stuck in a memory of her ex, slowly realizing small things about him that she never did while dating him. The father is stuck in a memory of his wife. I had a hard time understanding what exactly happened to the couple, but I could infer that they were not as happy as they used to be. I am slightly confused as to the name of the title. Ro talks at one part about trying to get in the country once getting to the airport and how he had to go to six places and ended up having to sleep in the airport at all. By the end of the story and after realizing what becoming a citizen was really worth to him, the main character decides she will help him.
holism (p 62) - the theory that whole entities, as fundamental components of reality, have an existence other than as the mere sum of their parts
"The first time Vic asked me out, he talked of feminism and holism and macrobiotics"
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