Thursday, March 1, 2012

Response to Taylor's "Losing Sincerity"

      This story is about a guy named Brad who juggles college and a career as a hotel manager. Brad has several issues with the power that he has through his career. Not only is he superior to his friends attending a soroity function in the hotel Brad is managing, he is also in a higher position than his girlfriend. I enjoyed the story and the storyline, however, I did not find a huge conflict within the story besides the awkwarness/decision Brad has to either do his job and be nonprofessional, or he can let his friends get away with an out of control party and possibly lose his job. Also, I was not sure that the character Brad really changed from the beginning to the end of the story. He seemed to always be a prick. Whether he knows it or not, it does not seem like he really changes any through the story's events.
      I did like the characters and their personalities. Brad seems to be a believeable character through his actions and dialogues. Also, I really liked the Alyson character. I would have liked to see more of her and what she thought about Brad. It seems as though she doesn't necessarily like Brad because he says in one part that he basically talked her into dating him. I would have liked to see more of her character and more of a central conflict in the story.

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