Gorilla, My Love

1.Gorilla, My Love: Do you find the children's reaction to the religious movie somehow irreligious or even blasphemous? How is the fact that the narrator and her companions are children relevant to this question? Can we discern anything about the narrator's religious convictions from this story?

I do not think that the children's reaction to the religious movie was blasphemous at all. She even mentions in the story that she doesn't have anything against Jesus.I think the reason why the fact that they are children is relevant because it explains why they got so upset. Most children are going to overreact to problems that they face. That's just what kids do and I would know because I have two of my own. They were expecting a completely …show more content…
Gorilla, My Love: Are comforting illusions and fantasies, no matter how untrue in the adult world, essential to childhood? How painful has the dispelling of childhood illusions and fantasies been for you? (Will you tell your own children that Santa Claus exists or not? …show more content…
I was confused by this story until I remembered that it was Edgar Allan Poe that wrote it. He has such a unique and disturbing way of telling each story. I believe that the narrator wanted revenge against his friend. Fortunato's cough was mentioned several times in this story and it made me wonder why. I think the narrator was concerned that this cough was going to kill Fortunato. I think the narrator thought the cough was more serious than Fortunato did and I think it had something to do with why he called out Fortunato's name at the wall. The narrator was looking for a response because he wanted to make sure that Fortunato was still alive. The narrator wanted to be the reason why Fortunato died and maybe he thought that the cough was what killed him in the end. He could have also called out his name because he felt guilty about it; however, the cough that kept getting mentioned really stuck in my head. I think he called out Fortunato's name because he wanted the last laugh,he wanted to show Fortunato that he was the better man. There are so many different ways that you could interperate that ending.I think the reason why he says that his heart grew sick was because he was either feeling guilty or because he realized the cough was what killed Fortunato. I think he tried to blame it on the conditions of catacombs, but in the end I think it was because of the