In the story East Wind, main character Vernon who recently divorced his wife, meets Andrea. Their relationship is disconnected from the start, due to a language barrier. Rushing into the relationship, Vernon hopes this relationship will mend the broken heart. Barnes writes, "Because he was beginning to fall in love with her, or because he didn't really want to? Or he wanted to, but was afraid?" (Barnes 11). Vernon tries to force a relationship, doomed to fail. Forcing him to love someone he barely knows is the heart of disconnection.
In Love, etc. there is a disconnection between Stuart and Gillian. Stuart has "always loved Gill, always have and always will" (Barnes 226) whereas Gillian has completely moved on from her past with Stuart. There is a disconnect in terms of the levels of love between the two characters. The broken heart resembles the true disconnect of truth and love between each character in both novels.
Recipe:
3 Cups Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1 1/4 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Shortening
3 Eggs
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
Mix together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Then add the rest of the ingredients. Dust your rolling pin, dough and cookie cutter with flour to keep the cookie from sticking to the rolling pin or surface you are working on. Roll out the dough and cut out your shapes with a cookie cutter of your choice. Grease cooking sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 5-6 minutes. Do Not over bake.
Frosting Recipe:
1 lb powdered sugar
1/2 Cup of Crisco
4 Tablespoons of warm water
1 Teaspoon of Vanilla
food coloring
Mix ingredients together until smooth.
