The last essays that were read during this unit I found very interesting.
I especially enjoyed reading The Death of the Moth by Virginia Woolf. I thought it was amazing how Woolf could expand her writing so much about a very small event in time. Who hasn’t seen an insect die an agonizing death at their windowsill? Throughout the reading I just wanted to tell the narrator to free that moth of its burden. I guess she did not do so due to the same reason I didn’t release the creature of its misery, reason being that I didn’t find the creature significant enough to save. I liked her indirect way of speaking about life and death through the subject of the death of the moth. She implies rather than states what it is that she is feeling/thinking through this particular scene. Because I am not that great at expressing my feelings I think that this type of writing is one that I could get away with.
Another essay that I enjoyed reading was Three Voices by Bhanu Kapil Rider. I love the way that she has written this piece, in the collage format that was mentioned in our readings. I would like to achieve this type of writing, being able to compose something that may not make sense to anyone else but makes perfect sense to me. And maybe that’s what really drew me into this piece of writing, trying to understand the point of it all. This format I would like to take into some of my own writing, I tend to follow that standard essay format and don’t allow room for creativity.
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I too chose to write about Virginia Wolf's "The Death of the Moth". You did an excellent job at captivating the idea of the story. I really liked how you described the moth as being a creature not "significant enough to save." I think that was exactly why Virginia Wolf didn't do so herself. Afterall, it's just a moth.
ReplyDeleteIn addition, I liked the other story in which you chose to write about. Sometimes it's extremely difficult to understand another writer's point of view or even what they are talking about in their work, however, sometimes, if you're a good enough writer, that is the very thing that draws us to their piece; just as Bhanu Kapil Rider's piece did for you.
Great post :)
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ReplyDeleteGreat blog, when it comes to you not being able to express your feelings I believe that I’m the exact opposite. I do however agree that this essay is very good at teaching one to express there feelings. I also reflected on the essay by Bhanu Kapil Rider. This essay to me although made a lot of sense, well everything but the very last paragraph. I would like to also be able to right that way. I did not recognize it to be collage format though. Thanks for pointing that out it gives the essay so much more meaning. This was a great reflection.
Mercedes