1. What is the title of the text and what is the text about?
The title of the text I read was Popular Mechanics by Raymond Carver. It is about a conflict between a man and woman who are separating and disagree about who will have their baby.
2. What is the author’s view? How do I know?
The author’s view seems to be that people will act selfishly whether they are right or wrong in a conflict and may inflict damage upon others they believe they are trying to help. I know this because as a reader of the story I witness the struggle between the man and woman and see that neither character will back down from their own desires and seem oblivious to the fact they may hurt the child by their actions.
3. What is the evidence presented by the author …show more content…
Is the evidence relevant? How do I know?
The evidence is relevant, once again because of the plausibility of such conflicts actually occurring. It is not necessarily the appropriate response from either the man or the woman, but it is easy to imagine how individuals might respond in such a way in a conflict similar to that of the charatcers.
6. Have I heard/read anything similar or dissimilar? What was it?
I have heard or read something similar in my childhood. I recall a parable, which I believe may have been from the bible, about two people who could not agree who would have custody of a child and took the matter to be settled by a king or some other official. That story ended with the judgement of the king that the child should be cut in half so both of the disagreeing parties could have an equal share, but knowing this was obviously of no benefit to either one conceded.
7. Do I agree or disagree with the views expressed by the author? Why?
I do agree with the views of the author, assuming that they were correctly described in the response to question 2. If he viewed people as being able to commit terrible actions without regard to others when committed to their own self-interests I think it is difficult for anyone to
The title of the text I read was Popular Mechanics by Raymond Carver. It is about a conflict between a man and woman who are separating and disagree about who will have their baby.
2. What is the author’s view? How do I know?
The author’s view seems to be that people will act selfishly whether they are right or wrong in a conflict and may inflict damage upon others they believe they are trying to help. I know this because as a reader of the story I witness the struggle between the man and woman and see that neither character will back down from their own desires and seem oblivious to the fact they may hurt the child by their actions.
3. What is the evidence presented by the author …show more content…
Is the evidence relevant? How do I know?
The evidence is relevant, once again because of the plausibility of such conflicts actually occurring. It is not necessarily the appropriate response from either the man or the woman, but it is easy to imagine how individuals might respond in such a way in a conflict similar to that of the charatcers.
6. Have I heard/read anything similar or dissimilar? What was it?
I have heard or read something similar in my childhood. I recall a parable, which I believe may have been from the bible, about two people who could not agree who would have custody of a child and took the matter to be settled by a king or some other official. That story ended with the judgement of the king that the child should be cut in half so both of the disagreeing parties could have an equal share, but knowing this was obviously of no benefit to either one conceded.
7. Do I agree or disagree with the views expressed by the author? Why?
I do agree with the views of the author, assuming that they were correctly described in the response to question 2. If he viewed people as being able to commit terrible actions without regard to others when committed to their own self-interests I think it is difficult for anyone to