Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1994)
d^Mrtoinmgnt Author brings incest topic home BOOK REVIEW By Ed Klopfenslein f<y fhff Oregon (Wy f r**e>fak1 Ever «nter a mall and wonder who's the walking wounded, haunted by memories of incest? Ever think those people aren't as close ns next door? Think that and you would be wrong. University graduate and now Springfield resident Heather Harphntn is just such a person and writes about her trek toward inner pence in / Went Tn The Animal Fair: .4 lourney Thmtigh Madness Ta Meaning (Pinon Press, May, 1994). The work is a flip-flop of jour nal entries that reflect Harpham's journey from the hol low life of a dysfunctional incest survivor to a life with some sense of peace. With references to Got! and rnfie. most of / IVtoif To The Am null hair isn't about either, but instead is about one woman — one human being — coming to terms with her past, and with that life itself This is a memorable work of journal writing, excellent for its short, punchy paragraphs that take little Polaroid* of the author's exploration The real ization that she has a problem, dredging up the rape; anil for giving. The writing brings home much of the work by flowing poetically within each para graph and by offsetting the jum bled placement of the paragraphs found in most jour nal writing with mini-stories that flow like modern haiku Best, Harpham's poetic style brings home her message of for giveness. She doesn't boat the reader over lh>> hood with her rapo memories; sh« uses her poolu void' to show how deep nor rapist's deposit of patn infil trated her life Hut. sometimes the author goes ape on narrative poetry, making confusing reading for some It also makes one wonder if she doesn't have farther to go in her quest for peace I.ost for an ending, the big question before closing the book and going to lied was. "Did she find her peace?" She doesn't seem to have an answer Looking to the bigger ques tion. though, this is a good liook for adults who are incest sur vivors t>ec.auso it shows one per son's chosen path and how the hunt for answers affected her adult life The fact that this was done by a University grad makes the work even closer to home ‘Wolf is just a sheep in wolf’s clothing By Greg Hamilton For rhe Oregon Deity (mernkt 1 love |u<:k Nicholson. I don't care that some suv he's a washed-up, mid dle-aged has-lieen with a sagging gut and liver spots He does his job and he does it well. That’s why it bugs me to see him turn out a dynamic performance and then have it hashed by a film that suffers from what can lies! lx; desi rihed as impotency. Enter lVolf, directed by Mike Nichols and the lat est addition to the circle of Hollywood odes to the classic monster tale, this time adapted for the t‘i<M)s Nicholson plays Will Randall, a txiok editor at an East Coast publishing house who finds Ins physi cal abilities enhanced after a rather close run-in with an unfriendly wolf. At first, he really doesn't pick up on this new gift, with the exception of some rather unsightly hair growth and a new, intense craving for meat products. This initial period of discovery is where Nichol son shines. After Randall begins to catch on to this newfound strength, he finds some rather animal istic and aggressive means to deal with competi tion at work. WOLF ★ ★ STARRING Jac* Nicholson RATING: R and Mrchclte Wertler RUNNING TIME 120 mm DIRECTOR; Mi« Nchols PLAYING AT: Movies 1? (Tn top of all Ihn animalistic bravado in th«> office. Randall fosters a relationship with his (miss rebel lious daughter Laura, player! by Michelle Pfeiffer, who takes a shine to "the old guy," as she < alls him. and finds a kindred spirit in Randall’s ever-hairi er arms Randall's feral instincts do not come without a price, though It's the price of power, and the dilem ma from which Nicholson hangs a humorous and roguish performance Unfortunately, the theme of the inner man-beast struggle is squelched by efforts to turn it into a cheap-jack horror film with modus re special effects It's disappointing and frustrating when you consider the movie it could have been. IMLRNAI IONAL COMBU.TtR .CENTER. INC Muttilinguol Software, Computors, Training. Consulting “1 Multilingual Software (IBM or Mac) "1 Word Processing, Tutorials, Translators “1 Spanish, (Chinese, Japanese, and more! “1 IVst of Prices t>n IBM C 'ompatihle 1 lardware Come See Us! 265 E. 13th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401 • 342-6479 “31 years of Quality Service” Mercedes • BMW • Volkswagen Audi • Datsun • Toyota GERMAN AUTO SERVICE, INC. 342-2912 2025 Franklin Blvd. Eugene, Oregon, 97402 * P*AM* cm m**f «« •* \ 10 io»oftno OQrtQ R» Tw_ TS3T7BBTB5JT T>4 717 »00l*3>. !1D 40 FR Tit ' VU«. sr*HT*«,if H ,>t 4oort.ii mgr-n, * “ 710{tS> I1TTLE BUDDHA j M«rs rmoArtOHf wrr* omn ! 7*. NV*! RIEEENSTAHl TAKES THE BREATH AWAY! imi twootrui ho«*i«u ufi of LEHI RIEFEHJTflHL mLD OvwW b 10 ra3). ;Ob • T5Bor> MM 300 ft-1) 492 E Uh 6fl6 24ifl WJOU 1*11 Ntlt • Art- In im H S«*e Y rr*i»r» maoat- NI|KH, mm ^ SflVfN I I A 6 A L fmrtvm Plowrt**1 'Widows Peak w w . ——. ****** m ft* a. SUMM «J0U om fWT CA1UI0M * h* ojmut awnwtf i Lmuimmar ON DEADLY GROUND Please Recycle This Paper CAMPUS STORE HAS LOST ITS LEASE! everything is SALE PRICED! EVERYTHING MUST GO! PH. 485-1581 • Call toll free anywtiere in Oregon 1-800-452-2617 Learn How To Save A Life Community Adult CPR/First Aid Workshop Get Certified NOW! $10 ree Includes: • 4 Hour Class • Instruction Booklet • Red Cross C.P.R. Certification Card • For registered UO students only • Cancellations must be 24 hours m advance or student will be charged for workshop • C.PR classes held in Student Health Center Cafeteria CPR Glasses; July 7 - 5:00-9:00 pm July 18- 12:30-4:30 pm July 20 - 5:00-9:00 pm July 21 - 5:00-9:00 pm First Aid Class July 7 - 5:00-9:00 pm Register Eerlg! • Sponsored by the Student Health 346-2770 'enter Health Education Program
