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Reflections on Memory and Dislocation by the Blue Bed

"House with the Blue Bed" is a poignant exploration of memory, identity, and the interplay between human experiences and nature. The narrative unfolds in the picturesque settings of Donegal Bay, from Streedagh to Mullaghmore, juxtaposing personal recollections with observations of the landscape. The author reflects on the ethereal quality of sand and the emotional weight of loss amidst vivid imagery of beaches and wind. The text weaves stories of human bodies and existential musings, highlighting connections between place and personal history.

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Reflections on Memory and Dislocation by the Blue Bed

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  1. House with the Blue BedPages: 3-41 By: Briseida Zaragoza Andrea Garcia

  2. Sand (5-7) • Donegal Bay • Walking between Streedagh and Mullaghmore • Sand • “Smooth, stiff, almost hard but extremely thin” • “What do I make now as memory of something lost?” • Bay and North Atlantic across Dernish compare to Streedagh or Lissadell or Ross Point. • Why does he talk about the sand?

  3. Air (13-16) • Berkeley • Described another Beach • He Defines wind • “for winds after all are named for their compass point sources, nothing so much as unsettles the flow of wind until it comes against the board and flat-topped mountain” • Hotel Manager • Invited him in

  4. Bodies (19-22) • Three Situations about human bodies • Woman laying in her own blood • The lady who cried out loud “from the lion house at the San Francisco Zoo” • In San Jose, Three Mexicans • One Drunk and got arrested • Boy walked away frightened • Other man stayed with no motions

  5. Days (25-27) • Left his wife to work in Berkley and to write a book about time • He lived in Westwood • Born in LA • Why didn’t have “no particular awe for Hollywood, Disneyland or the Bonaventure”? • Why did it struck him “which home”? • Does he mean by dislocaisa?? • Dislocation

  6. Flight (33-35) • Hummingbirds • “Magic and such joy” • He “felt like shit and wanted Mexico to fix” him. • Why did he describe the broad beach every bloomy? • He wonders how life would be if he was a hummingbird?

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