My second visit to the senior center was brief but very sweet. My self and Lila presented on the book and we had presented on the author, criticism, and themes of the book. Overall the research I found was very interesting compared to my own take on the book. The criticism I found made me question whether Fran was or wasn’t a hero. In turn, this question made me think about the women at the Senior Center and how their daily lives could be seen as heroic.
I did get to briefly talk to to my table mates and I met two new people! They were very sweet and before class started we quickly began to discuss the obsession with dying as Fran did. I was really interested to see if they had the same thoughts. Luckily they did not, but what they did share was about the preparation process such as wills, and funeral/cremation costs. What my friends from the senior center were able to share with me was that they have in order their preparation and that took a large amount of stress off of their shoulders. What I was interested in was the fact that some people have to “prepare” to die. This thought is something that has came up for me more and more since going to the Senior Center. I cannot wait to go back!
Coming to Age 