Extra Credit Blog

The story of Sissy is a very strange and complicated my prescriptive thinking like no other story I have read this semester. I feel that since this story took place during the 19Th century many viewed Sissy as a strange individual. The character that Sissy can be compared too is Capitola from The Hidden Hand. But not just because both dressed in the opposite sexes clothes. But I compare them to one another because they both seemed to be ahead of their time. Capitola was cross dressing because she had to work. In today's society she would have been seen as a working girl and would have been praised for her work ethic, and not get in trouble like she did. While Sissy was would have been welcomed in today's society even though he is so in touch with his metro sexual identity. This is seen in the story with Sissy doing countless deeds for the boys and girls of the neighborhood and enjoying it in the process. I also feel that Sissy would be an excellent constant on Project Runway because of his skill with clothing.

Another character that I feel you can compare to Sissy is Ellen for The Wide, Wide World. Both are very emotional people that seem to cry every chance that they get. "Oh mother! he cried,kneeling on the floor and hiding his face on her knee, I can't bear it, my heart is breaking. I must see Margie! I must see her! Help me to find her." (Kellogg. 552) This shows the kind of emotional side that Sissy has that is only rivaled by Ellen.Even though Sissy was quite different I did not feel like it completely changed my prescriptive thinking, because we are seeing it more and more in today's society. It is becoming part of the social norm in today's world.