Week 10 - Responses

Leigh.

I've heard that Edgar Allen Poe is a brilliant writer. I think he would be an interesting author to read from. A couple of my authors aren't from my favorite era, its kind of visa versa. I agree with Leigh; even though the Romantic era might sound "mushy" its also real. Choosing Poe is a very smart idea because he writes different genres and that is a definite key to a multi genre study.


Brittany B.

I have never heard of Joyce Carol Oates before but she does sound really interesting. Masculine topics are great to read about, I think, because it brings out suspense and violence. Those things keep me reading. Its not just one narrative hook, but many. I agree with Brit about uncovering information about characters throughout the book. If I know everything right away, then how is the character going to develop in my mind, plus it keeps me engaged, so I'm always learning.

Week 9 - Responses

Carla.

Just from reading the post I feel like I loved the poem too. =D (even though I didn't read it) That's a good connection to Romeo and Juliet! I too like it when you can almost hear the author reading to you. I get more into the story when its like that. From what Carla said about Annabel Lee, I don't think I would've liked the melancholy aspect of the poem, but the way she describes it, I think I would've like the story.

Patrick.

Post-Modernism sounds very in depth and thoughtful. I don't know if I've ever liked something that was Post-Modernist. I think I would like it though, the way he describes the sarcastic dialogue and elaborate characters. I really like the word Bokonon. Its funny to say. I wonder though, do the people who believe in the religion know that they are believing in lies? Even though it's probably real, it sounds like a really good fiction book. I would be very interested in reading Cat's Cradle.

Week 10

Choosing my author for my Multi Genre Study is narrowed down; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Benjamin Franklin, or Carl Sandburg. So it is between someone I read is a good writer and am advised to read him, someone I know about, or the "freshman". My reasons for choosing Longfellow would be because he surprised me, and intrigued me. I am very interested to read some more of his work. My reasons for choosing Benjamin Franklin would be because he is a very interesting man. He's intelligent on all levels, was in the political world, in the writers world, and scientific world. Not many people can say that they have participated in those worlds while living. I don't see many scientists on campaign, or writers combining chemicals. My reasons for choosing Carl Sandburg would be because he's new to me. It would be a reading experiment for me. I've never heard of him until now and he seems to know what he's doing. Plus I liked the Naturalism part of his writing. I still have a bit more research to do in order to make one my author.

Week 9

I'm most surprised by my favorite ism. Going into the summer reading I had a mind set that I wouldn't like Week 5-Romanticism. I like the facts, straightforward life-sucks-sometimes kinda thing. For that week I chose The Village Blacksmith out of the others because it didn't strike me as the romantic type. Romanticism, in my opinion, consists of candles, notes and "I love you"'s. The Village Blacksmith showed romanticism in someone's everyday life. It wasn't mushy-gushy and I really liked that about it. This week also is my favorite because it doesn't have something to do with nature. I live in Maine, I get enough of that every day. And because this week isn't about making some vital change in someone's life or making themselves better. I'm sixteen years old, right now I'm concentrating on looking good for colleges. If I want to change myself for the better I want to know what to change and what I did wrong in my past, as of now, my past is in diapers. Overall, Romanticism is my favorite "ism" because it surprised me, its not about nature or making life better and more importantly, it wasn't mushy-gushy. :)