Showing posts with label How to be an Other Woman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label How to be an Other Woman. Show all posts

Monday, March 5, 2012

My students give S a lesson about love!


In class today we analysed an extract from How to be an Other Woman (from Lorrie Moore's superb short story collection). 

What followed was a discussion about love, affairs etc and I asked my students if they believed in The One. They told me that this was just a teenage fantasy. 

Encouraged, I asked them what they thought about my "friend" S, who was still holding out for The One.
Not the students' letter, but still enjoyable!

Yuna (aged 20): He's 55 and he's still waiting for The One? He's stuuuuuupid!

Yuki (also 20): And he's never been married? Really?

Yi Wen (25): So sad.... It's really sad.

Yuna: Yes, stupid and sad. I think he needs counselling for the head. Hahaha! He's a psychiatrist and he needs counselling!

Yi Wen: He is never going to get married. He will always be alone.

Yuki: I believe in The One. Maybe he can be my The One! Hahahaha!

Yi Wen: We will write him a letter. What's his name? 

Yuna: (gets pen) "Dear Dr. S..."


Below is one of the letters. Now the only question is, do I forward it? 



(P.S. That was a rhetorical question, for those who have to ask)