Here are my answers to the selcted discussion questions:
1. I liked the selected piece because she finds solace in hearing her uncle's captivating stories about his adventures. She is transitioning into adolescene and desires to have a prince in her life. In a way, I could relate to the author because she felt isolated in becoming a teenager and wanted something exciting in her life. She reminds me of myself and how girls want so much out of life or expecting alot to happen so suddenly.
3. I found the relationship between the author and her uncle interesting from a writer point of view. Her uncle doesnt seem like a role model in the eyes of the family, but the author finds him quite captivating through the seductive stories that he tells her. At her age, she wants to fit in and figures out that the power of her words can be used to seductively grab someone's attention. His stories helped her find her intuituve voice through seducing and using stories to do that made her writing much stronger.
5. What bored me was that the author continued to talk about her uncle instead of the impact of how his stories helped her become a better writer. I think she elaborated too much on him and didnt talk about herself. instead of me wanting to know more about the author, she lost my attention altogether. At the end, she did write her own piece about her uncle, but she added it too late to her piece and it seemed rushed to me.
I really agree with what you said about what bored you, because I felt the same way about how Cofer discussed too much about her uncle and not enough on the affect he had on her. Your writing flowed really well and was concise yet elaborate enough to understand your view point. There were a few grammar mistakes, for instance with conjunctions there was no apostrophe when it was needed. Overall I think you did a good job on responding and relating her writing to yourself.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you write about what you had to say about you found interesting from a writer's point of view. I thought that you presented important points. I agreed when you said that her uncle was not a role model to the family but to Cofer. I agree that he was not the best person to look up to but sometimes he had his good moments. I also agree that you said that Cofer's words sometimes "seductively grabs" your attention, almost off guard. I understand what you mean by that statement. You did a very good job and I agreed with what you had to say about this piece. Good Job!
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