Monday, December 1, 2008

Response to "God Says Yes to Me"

The speaker could be the author or most probably a woman at the least. She is speaking directly to God in a childlike manner: the diction and syntax of the questions are simplistic and humble, lacking sophistication and pride. So the speaker is either a child, or feels like a child in the presence of God. Also, the speaker refers to God as a female who is loving and calls her "honey"(7) and "sweetheart"(14) in a motherly manner. The nature of the speaker's questions (1,3,5,6,12) about whether it's ok to be melodramatic, short, wear or not wear nail polish, and not paragraph letters seem to have to do with general standards and critiques of feminine perfection and/or inferiority, which could explain why both the speaker and God are females.

Overall the speaker seems to be looking for affirmation from "her creator and god" that she can be exactly who she is.

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