The interviews

I really enjoyed discussing the interviews in class. It was nice to know how everyone felt about the two authors after the interview rather than before. What I found most interesting was that both books were overall mostly disliked after we read them initially. However, after reading and discussing the interviews, people started to like Heywood. Is this because we didn't like her because she was so self centered in her writing? If so, doesn't this go back to our inital question: Why do people read memoirs? The nature or a memoir is the story of that person's life or specific experience is it not? Then how can we expect the writer to NOT be self centered? Just some food for thought...
I also was wondering about what everyone though about sexual harassment. We talked in class about whether we thought what Jane did was sexual harassment or not. I said yes then, but after some consideration, I would like to change my answer to know. My reasoning for this is that sexual harassment is an act of UNWANTED sexual experience, however the kiss was most definitely mutual. Therefore, it is not sexual harassment, but merely a sexual act. In that case, sexual harassment is not traditionally being "punished" for sexuality, but as time goes on, the definition of sexual harassment gets more vague and therefore there is more room for acts that are not sexual harassment becoming sexual harassment. On that note, should we "ease up" on sexual harassment laws? But then again, would that promote more acts of unwanted sexual activity? It's a thin line to cross. What do you all think?