In Russell Banks, "Sarah Cole: A type of Love Story" we see a different type of love story then we are normally accustomed to seeing. This piece shows how two literary terms are both present throughout this piece. When referring to our class discussion from Monday, and then reading this piece we see how both ideology and hegemony are both represented in this story.
When you first begin to read "Sarah Cole: A type of Love Story" you see two people who are totally opposites of each other. They meet at a local bar every now and then where they begin to know each other and become close friends and even form a romantic connection with each other. Ron is a rich and handsome guy who goes after a women (Sarah) who is a lower class, unattractive women. To me this a good example of one term we discussed in class hegemony. The question is, Why would Ron be interested in someone who he refers to as being a homeliest women, and one of the most unattractive women he has ever met? After seeing this you then have to question Ron's ideology.
We said ideology is a set of beliefs, or your own way of thinking. Ron however in this story is going against his own ideology by falling in love with a women who is someone who he would never give a second glance too. You see the word 'desire' used quite often in the story. It seems like Ron has a desire to have Sarah in his life, even if it means going against his own "Romantic Ideology" to have what he wants.
So after reading "Sarah Cole: A type of Love Story" we see how two literary terms ideology, and hegemony both can be related to this one piece.
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