The reading I liked the most from this semester’s readings is in between “Little Snow White” and “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara. As a child I always enjoyed reading and watching Disney stories. I know it was said not to view this as such but it’s kind of hard not to. I loved reading it as an adult and taking the time to actually analyze it and finding out it’s true definition. In “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, I appreciated the “hidden meaning” that had to be looked for through Sylvia’s character. I go more in depth in my final essay.
“How Do I Love Thee” by William Shakespeare is my least favorite reading. I already do not like poems to begin with but I do think the poems and discussions we had in this semester helped with my understanding of them. I did not enjoy this reading because it was rude. I did not appreciate/enjoy the fact that the man did not see beauty in his lover yet he was still in love with her. I feel. like it was ignorant because I do believe that to love someone you do have to see some sort of beauty in them, whether that is physically or on the inside. He was stating everything he physically did not like about her and only mentioned liking her voice-he never mentioned liking anything else.
Overall, I did appreciate this course because it gave me better insight on how to break down texts and gave me more texts to read, as I don’t often do. Thank you and I wish all the best.
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Raiza, thanks for the very honest comments. I didn’t mean that students shouldn’t enjoy Disney animations of fairytales but that they should be aware of the original version and its deeper psychological implications—which you obviously are. I think you have two poems confused in your second part. “How Do I Love Thee?” is an Italian sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. I think you mean “My Mistress’s Eyes . . .” by Shakespeare. keep in mind that the Shakespeare sonnet is written in an ironic tone and is meant to be humorous. By the way, thank you for you good wishes. I extend this to everyone in the group. I appreciate the conversations in which you engaged here in the discussion board. I think you should all feel good about completing this course. It required a lot of self-direction, time management, and discipline.