First Thoughts

When I first started reading Annie on My Mind  I was not truly impressed. I felt as though it was slow and a little boring. This stuck with me until I reached about the 4th or 5th chapter, then in my mind I slowly began to change Liza's character to that of a boy. Then it became more interesting and I started to develop the character a little more through the eye's of a male. It does seem to be an easy idea to adapt to but when Liza and Annie are together she seems to fall into the male role quite easily. For example, when the girl's are in the muesum Liza describes Annie as being a fair madien or even the "unicorn", but Liza does not get any feminim titles. The thing that really pushed me over the edge that determinded in my mind was when Liza went over to Annie's house for the first time. First, Liza bought Annie a gift/present. Right here this sent a red flag to me, this is Liza courting Annie, she may unconciously being thinking she is courting her but its evident that she it. Second, Liza has so much build up in going to Annie's house. Reading it made me think back to old movies that talk about how nervous boys are going over to a girl's house, for a date for the first time. The pressure and build up is all there along with the imagery that makes any boy nervous. And of course, Liza gets in the house and imidently tries to get family's approval that she is good enough for Annie. This whole scence justifies my feeling of coverting Liza from a female to a male. I do wonder if later in the book Liza has a gender confusion issue that develops.