During my reading of "The Echo," I found my self assuming that Prue was Aileen's mother's girlfriend. This is what I attributed Aileen's animosity towards her as, as well as a potential answer as to why her mother left Washington in favor of living so far from the judgment of other people. Aileen seems to think that Prue is odd but there are really no expressions of this oddity throughout the story. Another reason for my assumption is that Aileen's mother asks her to leave after she offends Prue- leading one to believe that perhaps Prue is more than just a guest.
Anyone else have any theories/want to knock mine down?
Welcome to the blog for Prof. John Talbird's English 220 class. The purpose of this site is two-fold: 1) to continue the conversations we start in class (or to start conversations before we get to class) and 2) to practice our writing/reading on a weekly basis in an informal forum.
I agree. It shows the date of the story. Now authors would just tell it like it is. However, at midcentury this was about as close as you got to talking about homosexuality.
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