Written on the Body Voice 1

For this blog I am going to use an academic/critic voice.

Jeanette Winterson's Written on the Body was a very well written and entertaining piece of work. Winterson takes the reader through the highs and lows of one disastrous relationship after another, attempting to explore the narrator's unsatisfied desire. The narrator's true identity is never revealed but is relatable in multiple ways. Through the emotional hardships, mostly brought on by themself, the reader can easily find ways to relate to the narrator. Yearnings for women and men, for married life and solitarity, the narrator explores all the options. Most of the relationships seem to be fairly meaningless to the narrator, as one after another is thrown away in hopes of "the grass being greener on the other side". Until one day the narrator goes too far, and realizes just how important their relationship with Louise was. Soon after leaving Louise because of her medical condition, the narrator breaks down and accepts the truth about her emotional bonds with Louise. The narrator discovers that they truly love Louise and has made a huge mistake leaving her. The end of the novel focuses on the narrator trying to reconnect with Louise but never ended up finding her.