When we Talk About Love we Talk About Beginners

A response to KKs response to Nicole's blog...

The titles seem very important and specific to each rendition of the stories and I think KK has a point when she talks about how each title works best for the narrative it is applied to. Raymond Carver’s unedited edition, “Beginners”, is literally the story of people who are just starting to embark on their newest love stories. While they have all be in love before, one of the couples has been married a mere year and a half, still in the honeymoon stage. I agree with KK’s comment about “Beginners” being “a description and/or reflection of the level of love and level of comprehension of love the four main characters have and experience.” The beginners have no comprehension for the long lasting love that the 70 year old couple shares. The title “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” describes more of a, like KK said, general and superficial feel to it. It shows no deeper meaning to the couples, and most of the story about the elderly couple has been cut out completely, leaving them less significant. The two stories share the same ideas and story line, but I feel that they emphasize different things.