Wild Sheep chase Symbols. 3rd Blog

Good morning,

I apologize for the lateness; I had a family issue last night that sent me home. I understand that I cannot receive full credit or even credit at all; hopefully there is a way to make up the points in another assignment, an extra post, or even a paper to compensate. Sorry for the inconvenience of this late assignment, I will not let it happen again, I am sorry.

Class was rather interesting yesterday. I am still confused / pondering whether the sheep is an actual object or simply a metaphor for the unknown. I am very interested to complete the last few pages of this book to have my pondering questions answered. I did want this blog to fixate on my specific topic from class, the objects of Boku's affection: the slip, the whale penis, and the ear.
As discussed in class, I feel that the ear is a fetish. It has no emotion to it, not necessary attachments like a human attraction and / or a relationship, and as a result, I feel Boku is drawn to it. He never seems to actually be attracted to the "ear girl" emotionally as a relationship should be, but rather a more physical attraction. To Boku, sex is just sex, a person is just a person, but an ear has an odd meaning to him. He is totally detached from his emotions as well as the emotions of others. It is almost as if the hypothalamus within his brain was detached and rewired incorrectly.
The slip is a different story. It is a feminine symbol unlike any other. Unlike a bra or pair of underwear, a slip is more subtle, discreet, interesting to a man. Although Boku does not want to be married, the idea of a woman intrigues him. The slip is a symbol of the feminine connection he seems to long for. I believe that this is one of the reasons he became heated when realizing that there was no slip left behind for him after his wife moved out.
The whale penis is the most interesting of all three symbols. Severed from a whale and placed on display at the Aquarium, Boku admired that whale genitalia daily. Comparing him to the object, I feel that he has realized the uselessness of a severed penis as well as his feeling of uselessness in society. He discusses his “disheartening” sex life and realizes that although he and the whale are quite different, their similarities do shine through.
I will be very interested to get to class on Tuesday and hear and discuss other people’s thoughts further.