Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Short Takes in Relation to Classmate's Essays.
When reading my classmate's essays along with the pieces from Short Takes, I related them in some way. When I read "Men at Night " I found similarities to it in Danielle's essay "Innocence to Womanhood." The similarity that stuck out to me the most between the two was that they both were pieces with a reflective subject, and described in detail an experience with an event or person, with Danielle describing her mom and David Huddle his experience in the military. When I read "Slipping Into Reality" By Emily, and "The Trains" in Short Takes, I compared the two in the way that they both had the same sort of tone and style, using short, yet descriptive sentences to show the emotions that they were feeling.
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I really liked that you compared "Men at Night" to "Innocence to Womanhood". That is a comparison I would not have thought to make. I do see the reflective nature of both though. It also seems like both are about growing up and becoming part of a group. Great point!
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Though, I would relate Danielle's piece with Zimmer's "The Trains" because both pieces highlight their struggles with certain things in their lives. Zimmer struggles with assimilating back to society after war, and Danielle struggles with discovering womanhood. Plus, both pieces have a lot of personal reflection aside from being descriptive.
ReplyDeleteI think I agree with 'The Trains' and 'Slipping into Reality' being compared. Both left me with the question of "what exactly is going on here?" and kept me confused for the whole time. The beginnings of each have me wondering why the author has chosen to write this essay, but it becomes clear at the very end of each.
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