G-String

I think the shortness of the story does in fact work. I think it makes a neatly packaged point. Although I must admit I would have liked it to be longer. It could have expressed in more ways how modern women feel.

I really liked the last line, actually. I think the author was trying to portray what modern women actually feel like or have to be like, insecure, strong, clever. In her own way, Gillian displayed a distinguishable set of admireable attributes, she was smart (she was able to figure out a way for the wipers to work when Mr. Kip couldn't), self-assured (getting out of the car and going ito the rain wearing a white dress, something that Miss Hepburn would not have done), clever (using her g-string to fix wipers) in which Mr. Kip seemed proud and maybe a little turned on by and in turn by putting his hand on her thigh gave her a little 'pat on the back.' I think in that moment it reminded him of what real women are like today, and why they should be appreciated.

The attributes of women like Kathrine Hepburn that Mr. Kip seems so in love with (i.e. elegance) doesn't fit in the world we live in today. In that situation Gillian could not be elegant. She had to trudge in the rain and fix the wipers because Mr. Kip couldn't. She had to take off her g-string (not so elegant) and in doing so, it seemed to earn Mr. Kip's respect even if it wasn't something that Kathrine Hepburn would have done. The traditional roles of men and women have changed greatly. If Mr. Kip was more of a man (in the traditional sense, like he wants Gillian to be) maybe Gillian could have been more elegant. I think this story poses a reminder as to why women today should be appreciated. We may or may not be elegant, or proper, or classy but we are definately strong, confident, feisty, sexy, and clever in our own ways. One must just pay attention to detail. This is not to say that men haven't changed in some good ways as well.

Do you think this captured the essence of what men and women are like today?