ENGL 4310

One of the things that struck me the most about Parker's Back, was the fascination with the taboo. Parker spent much of his life chasing skirts, that he really never wanted anything from. Then he met Sarah Ruth and everything changed. (Also, her name is interesting. The biblical implications of the names. Sarah who followed her husband to Canaan, and who's beauty forced her to hide. Then Ruth who was the faithful daughter in law. She followed Naomi... Just something to think about.) But Parker wanted her, which was strange and new. When he couldn't get this thing, he took it to an extreme and married her. She married him, in all of his "sinful" glory. It was only in the safety of darkness that dropped her guard.

My fascination with all of this is that there seems to be something in wanting the forbidden. Sarah Ruth was against everything Parker stood for, and visa verse. I want to say that this is such a... humanizing quality. This interest in the forbidden. Often times, we long for and look forward for breaks in taboo. We love to keep secrets, and ultimately we love when people find them out. Behind close doors, we love to talk about sex, murders, what have you. The possibilities in the forbidden are gripping. Perhaps, it is when we finally give way to our own forbidden secrets that we can reach the enlightenment.

P.S... I just did a google search and found this. I thought it had some potential... The website is: Link to Unusual Jesus