RUSS 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Koyla
Document Summary
Style of this short -- black realism. University friends get together and have a drink every friday. Everyone is in love with one man/girl. Emotional problems developed due to the death of his grandparents. Weird, ask and bring out uncomfortable things. Talk about how serge can"t satisfy marisha. Talks about how one of the crowds has jewish friends. Extremely anti-semitism in russian of that era. Can work but hard to receive better life. Says how cool is it to have kids but neglect kids. Go home late even though kid is scared of sleeping alone. Her crowd dislikes her and makes fun of her. Police asks him to spy on his marine crew. Promised not to spy on his friends. Strive to go after every woman he meets. Why does the narrator have to sacrifice the relationship with her son in order to ensure care for him. Beats child in front of her crowds.