If I recall correctly, the assignment was to write in detail about some family imagery, and a passage in the liars club. If I'm wrong and my passages are off topic, please forgive me.They're numerous things that I could speak on about the liars club right now. The first one that really stuck out to me is when mary karr was telling the story about her mother almost dying. "Mother said that she saw the whole sky through gray curtains"(pg. 25) This interested me because it says she was two years old. How many of us distinctly remember anything from when we we're two? For the ones that do, do you distinctly remember it, or do you have bits and pieces in your brain, like pieces of a movie with clips missing. Thats how my brain is. Well, before the age of four anyway. Another passage that really stuck out to me was the whole going to visit grandma in the ER. This was chilling to my spine. Only because my grandma just had surgery at the age of 93 to get a tumor removed in may. She still hasn't really recovered. Remembering her not knowing who we were as a result of dementia was painful. It's still like that sometimes. A big one was the whole her losing her virginity at 7 thing. I can't believe a 14 year old boy (I think that's how old he was) would even think about messing with a 7 year old. There's some sick people in this world. Anyways, as I stated earlier, there's numerous things that I can speak on, but I've never been the type to do more work than I have to. Especially on a saturday night=)
For the family imagery, one I distinctly remember was when I first went to kings island. It was me, my brother, my mom, and her boyfriend. I remember first walking in, and smelling the water from that gigantic fountain they have in the middle. It looked like a pool for a giant. It had 3 or 4 more towering fountains in the middle of it spraying water and creating this lovely mist. At night it has lights that turn the water every color you can think of. Its surrounded by a strip of shops and food places. Smelling all the food, being surrounded by all the scurrying people, and seeing all the rides in the distance. I was overwhelmed with excitement, and didn't quite know what to do or where to go first. It was my first time even being in an amusement park. I probably road every ride in the park that day. I don't really know what else to say because I'm not much of a writer like I said. More of a you ask a question and I'll answer type of guy. That'll improve as time goes on though, I'm sure.
Georden,
ReplyDeleteWay to do the assignment well ahead of time. I respect that.
You bring up some key parts of The Liars' Club. You're doing good reading. I would encourage you to take one of the places you've mentioned and expand on it a bit more deeply. What we're looking for is an understanding of how the writing works, not necessarily how the story is moving along.
For example, how does Mary Karr evoke the "sick" nature of the abuse she received from the teenage boy. Her tone certainly changes. She directly addresses, right, and is mad (but what are the specific words that let you know she's mad?).
I like the image you've chosen. You're a writer. I'd like to hear more about this day. One place you might focus on is the bustle, the scurrying, the excitement, the overall sense of well-being, albeit confusing well-being.
Good luck.
Thank you, your advice was very helpful
ReplyDeleteGeorden, I think you brought up some excellent points. Especially about Mary's ability to remember so many vivid details at such a young age. I also like that you included how some of Mary's stories affected you and how you can relate to them. I really like your story of your first trip to King's Island, especially because I have never been there before. I like that you got back to the whole "little kid in a candy store mentality." It made me want to visit King's Island!!
ReplyDeleteHi again! Your central image can be those big water fountains because you seem to remember those very vividly. Try to go into detail about there appearance and their smell because I think they are very important to your memory of this day.
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