"Bastard Out of Carolina"
I'm Sorry this is late. The first few chapters of this book were very interesting. What I found to be very interesting was the scene where Bone's stepfather raped her. What makes this interesting is that we don't usually see these rape scenes in the readings in the class (With the exception of "A Streetcar named Desire"). But what makes this interesting to me is that an 8 year old girl is raped by her mother's husband while her mother is having a baby. As we discussed in class, it isn't clear why he rapes her, but he does anyway. I think he was so nervous, he wasn't thinking clearly and just raped Bone. I've seen people act strange and nervous when they are going to have a baby. Why do you think he raped her?
posted by James at 5:55 PM
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You asked the same question as Chandra Wells did and the only answer I could come up with is that Glen wanted control of Bones. I feel he was jealous of Bone's relationship with her mother and as well all know by now that rape is a violent thing. It does mess people up and makes them afraid. Maybe that is what he wanted to do to Bones. Unfortunately we will never really know why he rapes her but it did make me want to beat his butt for doing it.
I think he is a sick man. I wouldnt make an excuse such as being nervous for touching a child while his wife is having a baby. If it really was because he was nervous then he should still be locked up or everytime he gets nervous hes gonna go around touching kids and messing them up.
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