blog #4 - art creations

If these stories are "art," what makes them a creative activity both for the reader and the writer? Choose a story and discuss its creative aspects and what is available for interpretation.

Although all the stories we read could be considered creative for both the reader and the writer, the most creative story to me was "Rape Fantacies". All of the different "fanticies" explained by the different women in the story were somewhat yet creative in their own way. The author could have had all of these fanticies herself which would make writing the story not much of a creative activity. My though is that, especially for a couple of the fanticies, the author had to get pretty imaginative. Even though it is normal for people to think these sorts of things, it was creative of the author to create a story in which part of the way to get the message across is to include the thoughts and fanticies that are often not discussed, much less published. The fact that the author was aware that her use of humor with an often uncomfortable topic made this story quite creative in how it was written and the ideas it discussed. Her intention was to spark question and discussion, not only about her story but about rape in general, and with her creativity she did so well. Much like how one will never know the true intentions of an artist for a work of art, with this story, the reader is much like the viewer of a piece of art and is left with many questions and possible interpretations. While the author or artist puts their creativity into their work, the reader or viewer must put in their creativity to make their interpretations.