REVISION #1- MIDTERM PAPER:
When two people “fall in love” in a heterosexual relationship the girl falls in love emotionally, and the guy falls in love physically. The girl sees the guy for his way of being; how he treats her. They guy sees the girl as a materialistic thing that will make him look good. She has to be attractive enough for him to want to pursue anything with her. The narrator in “Love is a Fallacy” perceives a man’s role to be dominant, self centered, and persistent.
In a common heterosexual relationship the roles of the couple should for the most part play an equal importance. The man should not be more or less and neither should the woman in an aspect. Nor the man or woman should feel like he or she is the perfect combination for the other. For example, in “Love is a Fallacy” the narrator describes himself as “keen, calculating, perspicacious, acute and astute – I was all of these. My brain was as powerful as a dynamo, precise as a chemist’s scales, as penetrating as a scalpel” (Shulman 1). The perception of a man being calculating should not be one of the attributes he should be flaunting. This makes others, especially, his partner see him as a person who wants to be in control and dominant of his surroundings or perhaps his partner. Furthermore, as the narrator proceeds with his story he goes on to say, – “But I believed that under my guidance she would smarten up. At any rate, it was worthy of a try. It is, after all, easier to make a beautiful dumb girl smart than to make an ugly smart girl beautiful” (Shulman 2). Making such statement guarantees that he is not in the relationship for the right reasons. The narrator’s words say that he can make her change, but the only way she will change is with his help only. He thinks this will be an easy task since she already has the looks. Now all she needs is some sense dropped in her brain. Trying to dominate or change the way a person is or how he or she think should not give the other person the right to want to be in charge of how the change occurs. People should be liked for who they are and not for the way they are after they are changed.
If a person values what they have they would not trade it for the world. To most people; guys in particular, this is not the case. Petey from “Love is a Fallacy” thought that the trend of having a raccoon coat was much more important than his girlfriend, Polly. Petey was literally dying for a raccoon coat. Everyone had it so he must too… The narrator of “Love is a Fallacy” had a raccoon coat, but in order for Petey to get his hands on it there was something to give in exchange. “What do you want for it?” – “Your girl, Polly” (Shulman 3). Petey hesitated, thought about it tried on the coat and then said “It’s a deal” (Shulman 4). If this guy really cared for his girlfriend he would not be so self-centered to only think of himself and the want to get the latest fashion of said raccoon coat. Petey traded his girlfriend for a raccoon coat! This act proves that men view women as materialistic items that can be replaced at any given— trend.
Having conquered a challenging task is always rewarding and give anyone great satisfaction. When a guy makes himself a task; he is eager to accomplish it especially if it has anything to do with a girl. Even though the narrator was trying to change Polly, the girl he got in exchange for the raccoon coat, his persistence paid off… for the most part. The narrator was trying to teach Polly to be smart. After all, she was already beautiful, charming, elegant, and everything else that a guy could want. The only attribute Polly lacked was in her brain. “First she had to be taught to think. This loomed as a project of no small dimensions, and at first I was tempted to give her back to Petey. But then I got to thinking about her abundant physical charms and about the way she entered a room and the way she handled a knife and a fork and I decided to make an effort” (Shulman 4). The narrator’s purpose was to use Polly as a charm and all she needed was some screws to be adjusted in her brain. I the end Polly was the one that decided to go back with Petey. In spite of everything he had the Raccoon coat!
The perceptions of a man in a heterosexual relationship are perceived as trying to dominate his surroundings such as his girlfriend, being self-centered and only thinking of himself ,and being persistent at what he wants to accomplish. A person should not be liked for how he or she looks. In general people should be liked for who they are.
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REVISION #2- MIDTERM PAPER:
When two people “fall in love” in a heterosexual relationship the girl falls in love emotionally, and the guy falls in love physically. The girl sees the guy for his way of being, and how he treats her. They guy sees the girl as a materialistic thing that will make him look good. She has to be attractive enough for him to want to pursue anything with her. The narrator in “Love is a Fallacy” perceives a man’s role to be dominant, self centered, and persistent.
In a common heterosexual relationship the roles of the couple should for the most part play an equal importance. The man should not consider himself to be at a higher level and neither should the woman in an aspect. Neither man nor woman should feel like he or she is perfect. For example, in “Love Is a Fallacy” the narrator describes himself as “keen, calculating, perspicacious, acute and astute – I was all of these. My brain was as powerful as a dynamo, precise as a chemist’s scales, as penetrating as a scalpel” (Shulman 1). The perception of a man being calculating should not be one of the attributes he should be flaunting. This makes others, especially his partner, see him as a person who wants to be in control and dominant of his surroundings or perhaps his partner. Furthermore, as the narrator proceeds with his story he goes on to say, “But I believed that under my guidance she would smarten up. At any rate, it was worthy of a try. It is, after all, easier to make a beautiful dumb girl smart than to make an ugly smart girl beautiful” (Shulman 2). Making such statement guarantees that he is not in the relationship for the right reasons. The narrator’s words say that he can make her change, but the only way she will change is with his help only. He thinks this will be an easy task since she already has the looks. Now all she needs is some sense. Trying to dominate or change the way a person is or how he or she thinks should not give the other person the right to want to be in charge of how the change occurs. People should be liked for who they are and not for the way they become after they have been changed.
If people value what they have, they would not trade it for the world. To most people; guys in particular, this is not the case. Petey from “Love Is a Fallacy” thought that the trend of having a raccoon coat was much more important than his girlfriend, Polly. Petey was literally dying for a raccoon coat. Everyone had it, so he must too. The narrator of “Love Is a Fallacy” had a raccoon coat, but in order for Petey to obtain it, there was something that he wanted in exchange. “What do you want for it?” – “Your girl, Polly” (Shulman 3). Petey hesitated, thought about it tried on the coat and then said “It’s a deal” (Shulman 4). If this man really cared for his girlfriend he would not be so self-centered to only think of himself and his desire to get the latest fashion of said raccoon coat. Petey traded his girlfriend for a raccoon coat! This act proves that men view women as materialistic items that can be replaced at any given trend.
Having conquered a challenging task is always rewarding and give anyone great satisfaction. When a guy makes himself a task, he is eager to accomplish it, especially if it has anything to do with a girl. Even though the narrator was trying to change Polly, the girl he got in exchange for the raccoon coat, his persistence paid off… for the most part. The narrator was trying to teach Polly to be smart. After all, she was already beautiful, charming, elegant, and everything else that a guy could want. The only attribute Polly lacked was in her brain. “First she had to be taught to think. This loomed as a project of no small dimensions, and at first I was tempted to give her back to Petey. But then I got to thinking about her abundant physical charms and about the way she entered a room and the way she handled a knife and a fork and I decided to make an effort” (Shulman 4). The narrator’s purpose was to use Polly as a charm and all she needed was to be smart. In the end, Polly was the one who decided to go back with Petey. In spite of everything, he had the raccoon coat!
The qualities of a man in a heterosexual relationship is perceived as dominate, self-centered, and persistent. He could be trying to dominate his surroundings as well as his girlfriend. He is being self-centered because he only thinks of himself, and he is persistent in pursuing what he desires at any cost. A person should not be liked for how he or she looks. In general, people should be liked for who they are.
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