Tobias Wolff, Awake

This story was very different from the other ones that we have read in class. It is very modern and focused on a small part of the characters life. The thing that I found to be the most interesting in this story was the self awarness that the main character had. He was able to realize and express the idea that he was just not mature enough for the woman that he is with. He is very detailed with this idea, saying that he knows she deserves better, that he should have met her later on in his lif, and that he was small and trivial. I think the story is a little disconcerting in the beginning because it seems to be completely focused on the idea of sex. But after reading further you realize that the story is really about the journey of self discovery and the various ways that it takes place. It was interesting that after abosessing for most of the story about wanting to have sex, when he gets his chance he pretends to be asleep.