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“Love on the B Line” by Adam Kraar is about two young lovers, Robbie and Marie, who seem to be on two different pages within their relationship. Robbie seems to be ready for real love and is somewhat hungry for Marie’s attention and affection. While Marie, on the other hand, seems afraid to fall in love due to a bad past relationship she once had. She mentions that her last relationship placed her in a “cage”, where she felt stuck and had nobody to turn to. When that cage suddenly opened, Marie was unaware what to do with herself and instead turned to wine and cigarettes. In a way, their interactions are so relatable because in some point of every relationship, the partners will always disagree on something or they’ll have two different opinions. It is really up to the relationship if that disagreement makes or breaks the relationship. As a reader, I could feel how much Robbie cares about Marie, but Marie is so stubborn to let him in when he still refuses to give up on her. He just wants her to be strong enough to move on from her wicked past, but I just feel like she’s comfortable where she is. In the end, us readers are unaware where Marie and Robbie end up. Will Marie leave her cat Fluffball to spend the night, or will she again go home and leave him wondering about her true feelings.
ReplyDeleteClarissa Partida
What I liked about the play “Love in the B-line “by Adam Kraar is that Robbie and Marie fall in love with each other and Robbie kissed Marie. Also, Robbie being a gentleman with Marie when they were in the subway says a lot about him. He is a good guy with a good heart who care about other people he even tells Marie if she wants to stay in his household. I like when Marie tries to be lovely with Robbie and then he falls asleep. What I did not like about the play is that Marie deny Robbie’s to stay in his household just because she must feed the cat if someone else try to feed the cat the cat does not eat unless is Marie. I agree with Robbie when Maria put a lot of cigarettes in her mouth and one in her nostrils. Smoking with a lot of cigarettes in her mouth was not healthy. Even smoking one cigarette is not healthy at all. However, I don’t agree with smoking, but I respect those people who smoke because is none of my business. The ending of the play it does not really tell the reader if Maria ended up going with Robbie but I want to believe they took the same train so she can spend the night with him and sleep with him.
ReplyDeleteOscar A. Jacome Serrano
I thought the story was interesting, I think there was some parts that were really funny and some parts that were a bit confusing. Like how Marie couldn’t go back with Robbie, when she explained I was a bit confused. Is it because she just has bad memories there, and it just takes her to a dark place? I think maybe I just didn’t really understand that part. If it is because it brings back too much memories, and I like how Robbie after hearing that understood a bit. Was he very frustrated in the beginning, yes but that’s because he didn’t understand what was going on. He let his insecurities get to him and almost ended a relationship that maybe he’ll regret later. I think Marie should have told him from the start but then again we wouldn’t have plot or maybe it was just too hard to talk about it. I think the best part was the ending, where she was talking and he was kind of drifting to sleep and the train came up. Where they’re both just standing and looking at each other, I like how it ended right there. Left it open to the readers if she got on the train, or maybe she did go with him after all. I like those type endings.
ReplyDelete-Alyssa Rangel
I really enjoyed reading this because it reminded me of a movie or a romance novel/story. It got me really involved with the storyline and characters and wanted to know more about them because it left me wondering a lot of things.
ReplyDeleteI feel like this shows how important communication is, regardless of the situation like, friendship/relationships.
If i wasn't getting the same attention I was giving someone I would be so upset and not know how to act or treat them because I'm able to notice that fast.
In this play I was able to see the difference in character's and their feelings for one another.
I loved the ending because it is a cliffhanger so the reader is able to decide how it will end, I would like to see this in a play though to see how they play it on, since you will see their vision unless they close the curtains.
-Cecilia Cantu
This is my reading for my discussion leader form and I genuinely liked this reading. I find it very interesting and reminds me of watching Gossip Girl or even Degrassi. Old early 2000s Degrassi not whatever they have going on because that is not doing old Degrassi justice. However, I did not really like how Robbie was being ignorant and not giving Marie the time of day to explain herself. It was petty and unnecessary, but then he heard Marie out and it changed my mind about him. Just proves how important communication is in a relationship to grow and learn together. Their dynamic together was interesting and even a little awkward to read at times. This also reminds me of simpler times in a relationship, where it is the awkward stage of making big decisions of having a staying at their house and meeting parents. Overall, it was a great reading.
ReplyDeleteKrista Olivarez
DeleteLove on the B-Line was interesting because it reversed the typical male/female role. What I mean is, Robbie was the one that was having the needy issue that many women are often accused of possessing. This type of writing was good, and I enjoyed watching it be performed more than I did reading it. Obviously, plays are meant to be preformed and if you don’t believe that to be true, then you yourself are not fully engulfed in the whole idea that is a play. This play shone a light on the issues that one may have, or that many might actually have. Robbie has obvious mommy issues while Marie is so afraid of what her future may be due to let downs in the past, that she herself stops in time and has difficulty opening up about how she may actually be feeling towards the idea of staying over at Robbie’s place. Now I believe this has to do more with the feeling of not wanting to obviously be caged but to put it into an easier term, it’s a fear of commitment. This is a fear that I see all too much among those that have been hurt.
ReplyDeleteJonathon Morin
Love on the B-Line is an interesting romantic play that definitely was nice to read. Robbie really desires love and affection from Marie but the entire play I felt like they were on different pages. However, when Marie said on page 321 that “when I started seeing you… I felt free again. I love riding the train with you” it made rethink otherwise. I think its because she was afraid to tell him the dark places that she used to be find herself when she wasn’t with Robbie yet. Robbie was that light at the end of the tunnel that she found. However, Robbie does not really seem to understand that she just needs time to think things over about the next step of their relationship after he keeps asking her to stay over. I feel like Robbie really cares about herself when he tries to get her to stop smoking after pointing it out. Robbie definitely wants her to be a better person and to trust him more. Something that I still don’t really understand is why she would keep making excuses not to stay over at his house, she should have said it from the beginning to avoid any confusion or anger between them.
ReplyDelete-Alec De La Garza