Re: Babysitting and Imitation -- Mimetic Theory and Literary Study

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Date Posted: 17:50:54 02/06/08 Wed
Author: Katelyn R.
Subject: Re: Babysitting and Imitation
In reply to: Betsy Peters 's message, "Babysitting and Imitation" on 04:50:56 02/04/08 Mon

I have an older brother (1 � years older than me), and there was a time when I was about an inch taller than him. This drove him insane which made me quite happy, especially since I figured it wouldn't last. Later when he became taller than me he tried to make me feel bad for being shorter than him. His comments didn�t work. I find that now if there is any member of the family I compare my height with it�s my mom, probably because she is the closest in height, and I look to her as a model more now than I did as a little girl. When I was younger I would follow my brother around and want to play with some of his toys (like his legos), and he would respond that they were for boys only or something like that; his refusal would make me want to play with them even more to prove that girls could in fact play with legos too. But your observation of the older brother competing with his younger sister is something I can relate to since my brother and I argued all the time (still do) about who does something better (for example nowadays we usually argue over who has better taste in movies). Looking back I can also see how I usually tried to make myself look like the victim of the situation regardless of who started the fight. I like to think times have changed but sibling rivalry will always be there.

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