Act 1 Brighton Beach Memoirs
The story begins with the main character Eugene Morris
Jerome taking part in his own imaginary setting where he created a virtual
baseball game outside of his house.
Eugene explained to us that his dream is to play professional baseball
or to pursue a career as a writer. We
also see that Eugene possesses a journal. Eugene wanting to play professional
sports is a typical dream of a young boy but him wanting to be a writer stood
out to me. To be a writer it takes an observant person that is very creative. So
I immediately waited for signs of creativity within Eugene. The virtual picture
he painted of that baseball game pointed towards his imagination and
creativity. Eugene’s father, Jack Jerome, is struggling to figure out how he
can support the large family with the additions of his aunt Blanche and his two
cousins Laurie and Nora. While his father deals with his problems, Eugene has
his first sexual encounter in a dream.
He has his wet dream and this is where his sexual obsession begins. At
fifth teen years of age it’s not normal to be addicted to sex however the
awareness of sex and the attraction to the opposite sex, especially in males
are absolutely normal. “How am I going to
become a writer if I don't know how to suffer? Actually, I'd give up writing if
I could see a naked girl while I was eating ice cream.” Eugene’s statement
shows that he is absolutely willing to get rid of his career aspirations just
to satisfy his sexual addiction. In act one it doesn't get too specific with his sexual encounters it was more of an introduction of the thoughts that he begins to have. One very awkward scenario was when he wrote the letter for his brother Stanley in order to receive a detailed explanation of how his cousin Nora looked naked when Stanley spotted her in the shower. "Her breasts were gorgeous. Like two peaches hanging on the the vine waiting to be plucked...Maybe nectarines. Like two nectarines, all soft and pink and shining in the morning sun." This was very weird because although Eugene is young, by now he should understand how gross it is to be attracted to his family. Stanley feeds his sex addiction by promoting masturbation to him. "Do me a favor, Eugene. Go in the bathroom, whack off, and grow up by yourself." It should be even more apparent that she was off limits because she lives with him, making her more of a sister to him. Stanley began to sense this amusement with Nora within Eugene. Let me give you a piece of advice: When you're going through puberty, don't start with anyone in your own house. Im curious to see how far this sexual addition goes in the story before coming to light to the family. I wonder how the main character will deal with this plight. Moving forward i look to find out whether or not he will approach Nora. I also want to know how his family would react if the discovered such a thing and I hope to see him grow up soon and avoid any more fantasies about his family.
The story begins with the main character Eugene Morris
Jerome taking part in his own imaginary setting where he created a virtual
baseball game outside of his house.
Eugene explained to us that his dream is to play professional baseball
or to pursue a career as a writer. We
also see that Eugene possesses a journal. Eugene wanting to play professional
sports is a typical dream of a young boy but him wanting to be a writer stood
out to me. To be a writer it takes an observant person that is very creative. So
I immediately waited for signs of creativity within Eugene. The virtual picture
he painted of that baseball game pointed towards his imagination and
creativity. Eugene’s father, Jack Jerome, is struggling to figure out how he
can support the large family with the additions of his aunt Blanche and his two
cousins Laurie and Nora. While his father deals with his problems, Eugene has
his first sexual encounter in a dream.
He has his wet dream and this is where his sexual obsession begins. At
fifth teen years of age it’s not normal to be addicted to sex however the
awareness of sex and the attraction to the opposite sex, especially in males
are absolutely normal. “How am I going to
become a writer if I don't know how to suffer? Actually, I'd give up writing if
I could see a naked girl while I was eating ice cream.” Eugene’s statement
shows that he is absolutely willing to get rid of his career aspirations just
to satisfy his sexual addiction. In act one it doesn't get too specific with his sexual encounters it was more of an introduction of the thoughts that he begins to have. One very awkward scenario was when he wrote the letter for his brother Stanley in order to receive a detailed explanation of how his cousin Nora looked naked when Stanley spotted her in the shower. "Her breasts were gorgeous. Like two peaches hanging on the the vine waiting to be plucked...Maybe nectarines. Like two nectarines, all soft and pink and shining in the morning sun." This was very weird because although Eugene is young, by now he should understand how gross it is to be attracted to his family. Stanley feeds his sex addiction by promoting masturbation to him. "Do me a favor, Eugene. Go in the bathroom, whack off, and grow up by yourself." It should be even more apparent that she was off limits because she lives with him, making her more of a sister to him. Stanley began to sense this amusement with Nora within Eugene. Let me give you a piece of advice: When you're going through puberty, don't start with anyone in your own house. Im curious to see how far this sexual addition goes in the story before coming to light to the family. I wonder how the main character will deal with this plight. Moving forward i look to find out whether or not he will approach Nora. I also want to know how his family would react if the discovered such a thing and I hope to see him grow up soon and avoid any more fantasies about his family.
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