Wednesday, February 2, 2011

The woman hanging from tho thirteenth floor


I am from Chicago, so when I read The Woman Hanging from the Thirteenth Floor Window. The setting of this was in Chicago, which kept me interested in this poem. When it comes to suicide, I believe it is the greatest selfish act anyone can make. The setting in this poem, I believe, is by Lakeshore drive. In this area of the town, there are tall buildings looking over Lake Michigan. This woman was deeply troubled; it is beautiful around the lake in Chicago. She just had a baby not to long ago, and she already had two other kids before this baby was born. She also had two failed marriages. The woman mother thought of her has her daughter, naturally. But her father thought of her has his son, which would make her a tomboy. I believe she suffers from schizophrenia. While she is hanging from the thirteen floor, she saw other women hanging from their buildings that look like her building.  Although, that is how those buildings are in Chicago on Lakeshore drive. They are exactly alike for the most part. She also hears voices when nobody is around her at the time. She is not in shape, because her belly is soft. This makes perfect since, because she has a baby, and you gain weight during pregnancy. This woman wants to escape from her life; it is too hard for her to continue living.

1 comment:

  1. Your comment about the woman being out of shape reminds me of Mrs. Deborde's comment in which she talked about the womans belly being "soft." I didn't pick up on this piece of information the first time I read this story through.

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