05-16-2017, 05:09 AM
Here, I'll attempt to answer your questions.
So I wonder, what is cradling telling us? How do YOU take it, that's what I'm curious about. Authorial intent is not so relevant to me as reader interpretation. I want to know what's coming across to the reader, and then I can tweak things to realize my intention.
What I now take from it is that there is some tension with the word "cradling" worth exploring. This person doesn't want to cradle her; this person wants to abuse her.
i don't like em young What is this supposed to mean? Hearing your thoughts would be more helpful.
[b]You wrote that the narrator doesn't like them young, but the narrator also states "she's nine but smells like thirteen". I think that suggests some fetish for teenagers, so this person isn't completely devoid of desire for youth. [/b]
i don't like anyone Well, why not? What went wrong in your childhood to turn you into this? Are you telling me that you would like to see more back-story in the poem? Am I interpreting this correctly?
[b]This was a general thought, mostly. But I believe since this is a person, this person isn't purely evil. So maybe a backstory to develop a little compassion for this character could be helpful.
Or are you simply sociopathic? [/b]
Well, let's be perfectly clear here: the narrator is not me.
Yes, I know.
So I wonder, what is cradling telling us? How do YOU take it, that's what I'm curious about. Authorial intent is not so relevant to me as reader interpretation. I want to know what's coming across to the reader, and then I can tweak things to realize my intention.
What I now take from it is that there is some tension with the word "cradling" worth exploring. This person doesn't want to cradle her; this person wants to abuse her.
i don't like em young What is this supposed to mean? Hearing your thoughts would be more helpful.
[b]You wrote that the narrator doesn't like them young, but the narrator also states "she's nine but smells like thirteen". I think that suggests some fetish for teenagers, so this person isn't completely devoid of desire for youth. [/b]
i don't like anyone Well, why not? What went wrong in your childhood to turn you into this? Are you telling me that you would like to see more back-story in the poem? Am I interpreting this correctly?
[b]This was a general thought, mostly. But I believe since this is a person, this person isn't purely evil. So maybe a backstory to develop a little compassion for this character could be helpful.
Or are you simply sociopathic? [/b]
Well, let's be perfectly clear here: the narrator is not me.
Yes, I know.
