A story about the body

“A story about the body,” was personally a very touchy story for me. Although though this story was written very nicely, I have had experience with her situation with someone in my immediate family. So her pain and anger she felt at the end of the story was very understanding in my own opinion. I had a lot of sympathy for her. I loved the detail and the text Robert Hass gave to his audience. I loved how he connected the story into a fluid motion. He describes her work as an artist; as her body movement and the way she moves and uses her hands in an intricate way. At the beginning of the climax towards the end of the story, I became very confused when the two characters finally connect together at the same moment and feel for one another equally. But the very moment they feel this connection it is interrupted quickly by a statement the woman makes about herself. All the feelings the man had for this woman was quickly dispersed. It’s as if she had a contagious disease. He didn’t even give her a chance, she had a problem in her past that was taken care of and he walks away. I do admit her does it politely, what it seems like to his ability. At the end of this story I feel for the woman. I can feel her rejection and her pain and even humiliation that whole conversation may have had on her.  I personally think that the both of them could have handled the situation a little bit better than they did. She should have known that not all men would have been okay with her situation, and probably shouldn’t have disclosed that with him at such an early date. As for him he could have been more sympathetic and not have let his shocked face show so much. He could have tried to be understanding and maybe have taken her on a date the following instead of what he was originally planning on doing.