REACTION PAPER: The Virgin by Kerima Polotan
As I scroll down my eyes with the awareness of my instincts I chose this short story. I think the topic is not conscious and censored anymore in our society nowadays. Also, it is relatable to my self that is why I can give my full analysis boldly and wholeheartedly.
Miss Mijares is thirty-four (34), too young to be an old maiden and too old to be a yuppie or bachelorette. She was dragged and still buried in the principle of family first. She was never been in the hugs and kisses of a man, that is the reason why she is so distant and sensitive when a man shows some desire to her. I think the idea here is, I would like to relate it when you strangle a person until he/she dies. If a woman is committed to a family obligation, the tendency is, her appetite for romance is just a daydream and fantasy. But when the time comes that a man will switch her on, she will be like a bomb. She will give in easily to explosion.
My own reason is not family obligation but my own standards, higher than Eiffel Tower. And I will end up being miserable. Going back to the topic, I really adore people who are still “The Virgin”. Conserving, preserving and reserving your body, not just it but your whole being, your soul like that is a rarity in our society today. For me, out of biblical reason, staying “The Virgin” is an achievement. It is because you have so and too much control, discipline and value in yourself that you do not fall to temptation. That is it. That is what I am really talking about. It is a worldly temptation for me. Premarital sex is bad and wrong. We have the saying “Too little is bad and too much is bad also”. It is not good because it brings lust, unwanted pregnancy and disease. According to science, it is okay for a man to have an experience before they commit to marriage. I do not think so. I have this belief that your body is the temple of Christ so you must purify it. I want to suggest that women should be educated first because they are the reason why men are so agitated. If a woman is superior to man in terms of sexual relationship then there is no problem.
Well, I think Miss Mijares is matured enough to be devirginized (laughs). My apologies for my behavior and attitude to expand my thoughts. But I believe I am just using the third-person subjective.