Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Blog #5

"The Love of my Life"


China and Jeremy are condemned by their peers, as they should be, in the story “The Love of My Life”.  Together they committed the heartless crime of murdering their newborn daughter by throwing her away in a dumpster.  Boyle showed me how this event is possible, but the story did not make me understand why this could ever happen.  I could never imagine giving birth to my baby and have the slightest bit of interest in the child’s life.  Even if I didn’t want to keep the baby, there are places to anonymously take unwanted babies so that a loving family can have the opportunity to adopt the child.  This is what shocked me most about China and Jeremy, they were both very smart young adults and I can’t understand how they would handle the situation in the manner that they chose.  China knew she was pregnant and did nothing about it.  She could have had an abortion or gave the baby up for adoption and nobody would have had to know but Jeremy.  There is absolutely no explanation for their behavior, and should take responsibility for their horrible actions.

No comments:

Post a Comment