Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Reading p. 7-25
When I first started reading this section, I thought I was going to enjoy reading it. I really liked how it started, but as I continued to read I started to get bored. There were too many vocabulary words and too many names of authors and their stories. I think it was good that these things were included, but I think it would have been just as good if some of them had been left out or if they had been spread out a little bit more than they were. I liked how the author included pieces of the story "Reunion" by John Cheever to help explain some of the different vocabulary words. I think this helped me understand the meanings of the words better, and it made this section of the book more interesting. I learned a lot from reading these pages. While I have heard most of the words before and already knew what they meant, there were a few new vocabulary words in the reading. It took me a long time to read this section because there was a lot of information in it, and I was not sure which things were really important and which things were not. I liked that this section explained what plot, setting, theme, and point of view are. These are all words that most of us have heard before and probably already knew what they meant, but I think it was a good thing to review before we actually start reading stories. I know first and third person points of view are the most commonly used, but what is second person point of view and why isn't it used very often?
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The reason second person narrative is not used very often is its hard to write and hard to read. The average reader might find it confusing. I believe "Orientation" is a example of second person narration. It can be found within the textbook. It is a pretty unique story.
ReplyDeleteAmanda, Second person was used in the story "Orientation" and utilizes the pronoun "you." I LOVE to read a story in 2nd person, but I think it's tricky to do it right. When the author writes "you," she is assuming a lot on the part of the reader, or whomever the "you" is.
ReplyDeleteThe Reunion example helped me because I could apply the vocab words in context.
I agree with your assessment of the introduction. It was very dry reading.
ReplyDeleteThat is exactly how I felt when I was reading the Introduction to Fiction it was very informational which that is what intro of something is to give you some insight on something your reading about but it wasnt my type of reading it can only have my attention for so long.
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