Week of 11/18/19
This
week's topic was on Diverse Position in Science Fiction. In order to
explore this topic, I read the short story I Live with You by Carol
Emshwiller.
This story is about a woman, we later find out her name to be, Nora who is
living a solidarity existence of a not at all interesting life.
She spends her days going to work and coming directly home to her cat. This story would not seem of much
interest if it was not for the unknown third occupant living in the house. This
story is in
the point of view of this unknown character and we see how
this individual effects the daily life of Nora.
The
unknown narrator of Emshwiller's story seems to be an odd mixture of
a guardian angel and a stalker. In the story the individual mentions
how once they saw Nora at the coffee shop, they realized just how perfect and
alike they were, causing them to follow her home. From then on this occupant
lives in the nooks and crannies of the Nora’s all too-big house. They then
start to do tiny things on a daily basis to disorient Nora, like moving items
where they were not supposed to be. At first I thought this character was out
to get Nora and make her slowly feel like she is going crazy. I soon realized
by the end of the story they were doing it for Nora’s own good. The character saw
what kind of rut Nora was in, the loner that nobody noticed. By doing what
seemed to be pestering daily actions added up and slowly got her out of her
rut. And in doing so Nora could stand up and be the person she was always meant
to be.
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