Sunday, May 17, 2015

Blog #5- Text To Text

Gabby Fernandez
UH3
Gender & Literature


Text-to-Text Response


Middlesex is a book that reveals how Callie views her sexuality and how she approaches it. Callie is very attracted to The Object and we see this attraction grow even more when Callie pretends to be Rex Reese when they are kissing. It is very clear that Callie is sexually attracted to The Object. This sexual attraction is clear when Callie waits for The Object to fall asleep in bed so that she can move closer to her and touch her, ever so slightly. As the nights go by Callie can’t control her desires to touch The Object even more. She says, “I turned the light off. I pressed against the Object. I took the backs of her thighs in my hands, adjusting her legs around my waist. I reached under her. I brought her up to me. And then my body, like a cathedral, broke out into ringing” (387). It’s so clear from how Callie describes touching the Object she is in a state of euphoria. A sort of desire she can’t help but experience more than once.

This reminded me of Adam and Eve from the Genesis we read earlier this year. Adam and Eve are partners, they live together, care for the earth together, and love each other. They express their love for each other through sex, and they have sex a lot! They are driven by desire and in parts of The Genesis it hints that they are having sex a lot and everywhere! Adam, Eve, Callie and even The Object are all driven by sexual desire and their actions reflect that. When The Object allows and reacts positively to Callie putting her hands into The Objects pants. Although we can assume The Object is straight, it is clear that there is some sexual desire that she feels and wants along with Callie. They are constantly with each other- they’ve seen each other naked (well, only The Object) but they are comfortable and love one another’s company just like Adam and Eve! They both didn’t think it was a bad act because they were both blinded by the pleasure of it all- until god punished Adam and Eve and Jerome caught Callie and The Object.

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Journal #3- Current Event Response

Gabriela Fernandez
UH3
Gender & Literature
May 1st 2015

Current Event- Response


A few weeks ago, Bruce Jenner, the decathlon athlete and now part of the Kardashian clan, announced to the world that he has always wanted to be a woman. This came as a great shock and surprise to me and many other people because no one expected it. He was a strong masculine figure in the Olympics, raised many children throughout different marriages and never seemed to show any interest in being a woman. The interview with Diane Sawyer, Bruce talked about how he always felt he was different, he said “It’s not that I’m trying to dress up like a woman. It’s that I’ve spent my whole life dressing as a man…” (MTV). Bruce had to hide who he felt he was his whole life because he was afraid people would not accept him for it. Our society is still trying to accept those who do not fall into the standard lines. This reminded me of Cal a little bit. Cal grew up being a girl, expecting girl parts to develop during puberty and whatnot, but at some point in the book Callie discovers who she is and it changes her because when she is older she becomes a man. When Cal dates Julie he mentions that they had not made love yet but also that he wonders what and how she would react if he told her his situation. I think that sexuality and gender is something that people are still trying to figure out these days. It is still very controversial to many people but is also something that people don’t discuss enough to feel comfortable. Cal is obviously aware that Julie would be taken back and surprised if he told her about his situation. Many people are unaware of how everyone see themselves and their gender and sexual preference. It’s important to educate people and make awareness that there are different people out there that shouldn’t be afraid to express and be who they are or want to be.

Works Cited


Ford, Zach. "How Not To Talk About Bruce Jenner." ThinkProgress How Not To Talk About Bruce Jenner Comments. Think Progress, 29 Apr. 2015. Web. 01 May 2015.

"The 13 Most Powerful Quotes From Bruce Jenner's Emotional Interview."News. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2015.