The Lady and the Dog

I enjoyed all of the short stories we read for class on Wednesday, October 23rd. However, my favorite was The Lady and the Dog. One of the reasons I liked it so much was because the protagonist was downright unlikable. I always thinks this makes for an interesting story. For example, Holden Caufield of Catcher in the Rye is one of my favorite characters in literature, even though he can be described as whiny and self centered. Even Harry Potter becomes a bit of a jerk in the later books, showing his teenage angst on full display. I think it's super interesting when a character is brooding or dark or even just a bad person. It provides a new perspective, maybe a different way of viewing  a situation than we as readers normally would. The protagonist's sexism did make me a little uncomfortable, however. Overall, I enjoyed the fact that he ended up "falling in love" with the woman even though it was never his intention to. I also enjoyed the fact that we have a compelling feeling to not believe him. Is he unreliable? Very interesting....