In a post of about 150 words, please tell which of the semester’s readings had the most meaning for you and why. Firstly, I would like to point out that all reading materials in this class were very interesting, informative and deep. Each and every reading would make me see things differently. After reading the weekly materials, my point of view would get broader and broader. Personally, my favourite article is the one I chose for the research paper “Araby” by James Joice. “Araby” is my favourite reading due to various reasons. The most interesting part of the story is how the meaning of it is really deep and hidden behind the words. “Araby” is one of the articles you cannot analyze after reading it once, but you have to at least go through it twice to understand the main idea. I love how the author uses the ligh and darkness to show us the difference between real world and the fantasy. I love how the author describes each moment in details and puts the meaning behind every sentence. I would highly recommend this article to any of my friends!
Daily Archives: December 15, 2022
The reading from this semester that I found the most meaning in would have to be “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates. I relate with this story because I’m still a young girl, myself. I see a lot of the tendencies I used to have in the main character, Connie. Personally, I have met people similar to all of these different characters in this short story and it was easy for me to visualize them. This story acts as a blatant and terrifying warning to identify strangers, no matter what. It’s hard to remind yourself of your naivety without it smacking you in the face. I think it’s important to listen to your gut, as people say. Not only did it impact me, it provided an extremely valuable message which, in most cases, I believe is one of the most important take-aways from a short story.
My apologies I seem to receive the notifications really late on my phone. I know it’s too receive a grade but I still write for the final discussion board just it’s honestly fun to write an express my thoughts. I would say the reading that had the most impact for me was “Araby”. Not because of the story itself but what it forced me to do. It helped me get out of my comfort zone and forced me to care. one of the most challenging aspect of writing out these discussion board and the essay is that I didn’t care enough about the story. I didn’t find myself interested their stories because I honestly it was boring. However trough trial and error as well as having to rewrite my essay and attend my screenwriting class. I came to a realization that in order to write stories that I care about. I have to be an effective writer and to do that I need to read and write things that are not part of my immediate orbit. I need to create a connection so that I can write in a way that feels comfortable and natural to me. Anyways thank you Professor. I used to write simply for myself and to write my thoughts and ideas down but I’ve come to enjoy it as it’s own art form. I still have a long way to go but I do feel motivated to continue on forward with my writing.
