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Questions from "one" (pages 31-36):
1. This poem is the first one Shange wrote and the first line "orange butterflies & aqua sequins" inspired the title of the book. Do you think Shange has a special connection with the lady in red since she was the first lady to speak to her?
2. Why do you think the lady in red wants to be desired by so many men, but doesn't appear to want any of them for more than a night? Where does her sadness stem from?
3. What are your thoughts about these lines? "she waz the wrath/of women in windows/fingerin shades/ol lace curtains/camoflagin despair &/stretch marks"
2 comments:
1. I do. I feel like she either represents Shange herself, or someone (or someones) Shange knows. I feel like this is the most complicated (in every sense of the word) character of the story so far.
2. I think she sees the power her sexuality gives her, but ultimately, it's not what she wants and so it seems to have power over her. I think she may be lonely, but also for a moment feels like she is the one in control.
3. The women in the windows are the ones that the Lady in Red believes she is avoiding being by using her young sexuality. She thinks that those women are trapped, and maybe they are, but only by a different thing than the lady in red
1. I agree because her character is so developed.
2. I think she realizes that men desire her, but also knows that the desire dies. So she gets rid of them before they can leave her. I think in the moment she feels in control, but after she's written about it and had time to reflect it tears at her soul.
3. Couldn't have said it better myself.
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