Sunday, February 27, 2011
A Second Glance At Cloyd
A couple blogs ago, I gave my analysis of Cloyd around half-way through the novel. I stick by my claim that Cloyd is indeed a racist, sexist Neanderthal with no respect for Sonny or Silvia. In my earlier blog I mentioned that Cloyd is headed in a dangerous and perhaps violent direction. This is still apparent, especially with Silvia's secret outings acting as a catalyst. Cloyd is getting drunk every night, yelling at Silvia when she comes home late, and I'm honestly very surprised he hasn't physically attacked her or Sonny. Bud isn't helping Cloyd's frustration either, and I predict Bud will gang up with Cloyd against Silvia when the time comes.
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I agree with you about your analysis of Cloyd. The whole time I read this book I thought about my life if I were Sylvia. I don't think I would be able to live a life as she does. Having a child of my own I always think of my daughter first. Sylvia subjects Sonny to many situations a child shouldn't have to see or deal with. Cloyd is racist as well as sexist and Sonny shouldn't be around that. I'd be long gone if a man was ever that way to my child. The way Cloyd talks to Sonny when he's drunk makes me think...what if he realizes his money is gone? Would he blame Sonny? And if so I think he could get violent with Sonny if he's been drinking. Bud also scares me because it seems weird to me how he questions Sonny and then seems irritated with him. Cloyd and Bud seem like a bad combination to me.
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