The fact that this little boy was born into a family unlike himself is very depressing to me. I can't imagine growing up in a family that didn't understand all that I was going through because they had each other to lean on. He must be carrying so much weight and I believe that is exactly what the iron symbolizes. In class we talked about how Aimee writes about characters that are different from reality and they don't express their feelings easily. Iron head doesn't express himself in words. He also gets very upset when he sees his mother using an iron to iron his clothes. The fact that he wears clothes that are wrinkly makes him feel better because he isn't "using" any of his possible family members. He so greatly wants someone else in his family to be like him so he goes to the appliance store and talks to some irons.
In order to explain how the iron head is feeling you must look deeper into how Aimee describes him and the experiences he goes through. It is important to try to look deeper into iron head's feelings in order to grasp the deepness of the story. I believe that Aimee is trying to convey something about her own life. Possibly she was someone who was different from her family members and never really felt like she had a support group. She wants to tell her readers about her story but in a way they won't relate it back to her. She uses strange objects and personifies them to keep you looking deeper into her story. That is why her characters aren't easily understood because they aren't everyday objects.
(Kelcey Summers 12)
Why exactly do you think Bender is trying to convey something about her own life through this story? What tips you off?
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