Dear Professor Cline,
This class has been different from every other English class that I have taken. Most other English classes I have taken focused mostly on understanding the author's purpose. I have never really been expected to analyze a text. I tend to comprehend stories, poems, and most writing easily, but analyzing and coming up with my own interpretation of writing isn't something I have done a lot. Analyzing the poem and Frankenstein gave me a new way to view and look at anything I am reading.
I think the most challenging thing, so far, this semester was actually reading Frankenstein. Frankenstein, isn't the type of story that I usually pick up and read. I have always found it hard to read certain classics because of the dated language and the way that the characters speak. Even though I found the story confusing at times, because of the language, I am glad that I read the story. Most stories, anymore, aren't very complex and they typically only have one main theme. While reading Frankenstein, I picked up on many different themes, which I found refreshing from how stories are now written.
For the second half of the semester, I would like to learn to better understand literary analysis. I also hope to learn how to incorporate more outside resources into my essays. I feel that if I can learn how to use more resources, I will be able to analyze different types of writing while also being able to pick up on the themes that are harder to perceive or understand.
Sincerely,
Adriana Steele
I realized that maybe the reason I don't enjoy reading classics is that they are written so long ago that its hard to understand their ways of speaking and it really can get confusing! I am having issues as well with analysis writing. I am certain that you will get a good hold on it. I hope I do too!! Good luck on the second semester!
ReplyDeleteYeah dated language of an old novel can make it hard to understand what’s happening in the story. I thought before reading Frankenstein that language would be a problem in understanding the story. As I was reading the novel I didn’t have this problem though. We have to make up our own interpretation of the readings with evidence in the text as our proof. This is what makes literary analysis different from other types of writing since there is no right answer. If there is no right answer it can get frustrating to write an interpretation at times. Good post and I believe you will reach your goals for the second half of the class.
ReplyDeleteAt first when I found out we had to read Frankenstein I was like "No way!". But then Cline brought up those videos and she pulled in some helpful writings about understanding literature. For me those things really helped, and I found that by the time I started to read Frankenstein I knew so much about reading that type of literature that I could actually understand it! In a way I grew to love it! Crazy, I know, but Frankenstein was unlike any other book I have read! Due to the effect that that book had on my I am now encouraged to read other literature more like Frankenstein, and I can't wait to do so!
ReplyDeleteI also was surprised to see how complex the story of frankenstein actually is. I wasn't very excited about reading it but found that there was a lot of themes and story lines taking place. It was pretty easy to find multiple meanings and morals in the book. You have some good goals here. Good luck with the rest of the class.
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