Have I ever mentioned how much I dislike social media? It's not that I'm anti-social, I just prefer face-to-face talking. Anyway, this is the second entry in my procrastinated AP agenda. Enjoy.
Referring back to my last post, I have not done too much reading lately. I know, try to contain your sadness. Anyway, another story I have read in creative and critical class is "Hills like White Elephants," by Ernest Hemingway (what a man). I had read this story a while back in sophomore year, but I was too busy scrambling frantically to keep my grades up to pay much attention to it. However, in this closer reading, I learned a lot more on the small nuances that Hemingway built into this story. In a way, this is the opposite of my last subject ("Neighbors"), but in a way, they are very similar. Hemingway utilizes a very minimalist technique in this story. Almost all of this story is dialogue, a rarity in contemporary literature. Hemingway effectively communicates the gravity of the issue at hand in the story without ever telling the reader exactly what the issue is. No, I'm not going to tell you what it is. Read the story. It will take less than fifteen minutes. Anyway, for the amazing reward of extra credit, I volunteered to read the story script-style. That was up there in the most awkward moments of my life. However, since you probably will not have to perform this story after you read it, I would recommend it. There are not may authors out there who can convey a topic without ever even naming it.
Referring back to my last post, I have not done too much reading lately. I know, try to contain your sadness. Anyway, another story I have read in creative and critical class is "Hills like White Elephants," by Ernest Hemingway (what a man). I had read this story a while back in sophomore year, but I was too busy scrambling frantically to keep my grades up to pay much attention to it. However, in this closer reading, I learned a lot more on the small nuances that Hemingway built into this story. In a way, this is the opposite of my last subject ("Neighbors"), but in a way, they are very similar. Hemingway utilizes a very minimalist technique in this story. Almost all of this story is dialogue, a rarity in contemporary literature. Hemingway effectively communicates the gravity of the issue at hand in the story without ever telling the reader exactly what the issue is. No, I'm not going to tell you what it is. Read the story. It will take less than fifteen minutes. Anyway, for the amazing reward of extra credit, I volunteered to read the story script-style. That was up there in the most awkward moments of my life. However, since you probably will not have to perform this story after you read it, I would recommend it. There are not may authors out there who can convey a topic without ever even naming it.
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