entry 8

 I had mixed feelings about the poem “mother to son” by Langston hughes. I made a lot of connections while reading the poem independently. But, I found myself rating it at an 8.5 .

Then, hearing my classmates answer the questions being asked by ms. Manners I found that poems should be interpreted differently by every person.Listening to my peers helped me finish up my thoughts on the metaphors and how I interpreted them but didn't necessarily change my mind.Before having the class discussion we has group discussions. I felt my group wasn't giving me enough info on their feeling towards the poem, So, I choose to elaborate more on my annotations. I think this helped me to prepare for the discussion and have a strong base on where I stand in the writing piece. Reading the poem 3 times got me comfortable with it and I was able to see some of Hughes's writing in a different way.

Somethings that were talked about in the discussion I hadn't related to the same way others did. But, hearing my classmates I was quickly able to form and opinion. I think I was only to do this not only form my experience in poetry but because, staying involved and participating can help in situation you aren't prepared for. I felt learning while conversing was an easy way to get the hang of annotating on poems and relating to metaphors by interpreting them in your own way.

Appreciation !!!!!! DONE!

    When an author pulls you into a world created by the imagination of him/herself . That's when you know the writer has enough experience to help you go on a journey with characters given enough detail to be standing in the room with you. That's exactly what C.S Lewis the author of the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe succeeded to do in the book.

    In many parts of the book I would find the detail to be very intrecit. But at times i thought it was skimpy and left me a little unsure. While reading this book i felt that the storyline was something fast paced and thrown at you right from the start. And this is one reason i found the book enjoyable. Because, within the first ten pages you are dragged into a detailed story. It's almost like you are blindsided but, you just go with it because the author makes you WANT to.

     "Next moment she found that what was rubbing against her face and hands was no longer soft fur but something hard and rough and even prickly. 'why, it is just like branches of tree's!' exclaimed Lucy. And then she saw that there was a light ahead of her; not a few inches away where the back of the wardrobe ought to have been, but a long way off. Something cold and soft was falling on her a moment later she found that she was standing in the middle of a wood at night time with snow under her feet and snowflakes falling through the air."


     I find his talent of describing transportation enjoyable. I think that books like this are fun to read because of adventure, and the made up ways of fictional worlds. I think reading it now as an older person i feel that the book has changed meanings to me. Before i felt the meaning of the book was an adventure to discover new things. And now the book transformed into something that just makes me feel like i am enjoying a story for all ages. No matter how old or young you are how tall or small or loving or empathetic. This book will make you happy. It will open your eyes and mind to see that their are different ways to life then the way we are living it.

   I think while i read the book the story was like a roller coaster. The characters are the directors they keep you on the track of the roller coaster. The author is the designer, but the fun comes from how the author chooses to design the tracks of the ride. The description in the story is the things you find when you're at the top right about to fly down with help from the directors. Feelings of the characters are how the directer's choose to follow the path. And when the story/ride is almost over and you want to unbuckle the designer puts a twist on the tracks. Leaving you screaming with shock but feeling like you can't survive with out more.

    Thinking back to when i read this as i child the ending could have suficed. Getting older opens your eyes to finding new details and noticing things that weren't caught the first time around. For me reading this book was like an exiting roller coaster and when it was over i felt there could have been more. But when you put yourself in perspective the designer always has a reason for ending a ride.

ENTRY #7!

http://cslewis.drzeus.net/bio/

   My ideas oh how this man came up with the crazy idea of  a neat story like this was way off. I thought his life would be drasticaly different then normal. But he owned a simple life led by a simple man. That has an imagination large enough to use world building in his stories. His mind works differently then average human beings i would imagine every day he is hit with new ideas fresh new stories to tell to his fans. i think knowing more about the author helps me to write my appreciation to make it accurate down to years and dates. Also everything that i have predicted is now put into place and i know what i need to. I know enough to be a professional writer of appreciations. definitley go for the biography!

ENTRY #6

On page 21 i had an interesting realization. I related the book to my life.Lucy the youngest child in The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe is not trusted by her older siblings. She feels they are acting to much like adults. When i was reading the chapter that Lucy explores Narnia i felt terrible knowing how she felt. The way the author told the reaction it was as if i was looking in a real younger siblings life.

  I myself am a younger sibling, i have 2 older brothers. So when going through the process of re-reaing and backtracking my child hood books i began to backtrack my childhood. I though about all the times my brothers didn't believe when i swore there was a monster under my bed. Or when i ran out of my room screaming " there is an evil monkey in my closet!" So as i continued to read it made the book more enjoyable that i made a connection at a very early part in the book. Now thinking about it, this reminds me of Fish bowling, an activity in elementary school where we pick 2 people to have a book talk in front of the class.

Thinking about the point of the entry, it was to expand on a note. To fully do that i feel that i must backtrack 2 dimentionally into my past. My brothers at times were sympathetic and understanding. They cared that I was little and needed those lessons to learn and live like they did to grow up and find out the harsh way like every other child. Thinking about this i remembered by brother telling me he saw the tooth fairy in my room the night before. I remember feeling so excited to loose another tooth he made it seem so real to me. Just like the author of the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. He know's exactly what younger siblings are like and i appreciate having the full experience of that in the book. This book has sent for a ride on the blast from the past. Remembering things that i never should have forgotten. And, that is the beauty of re-reading childhood books.