ENCW 202 Spring 2020
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 7th, 2020
The first two paragraphs do not write with “I.” There is only the diary format to show us that this is told from the first person. One example of this is, “Anyway, what the heck, am not planning on writing encyclopedia, if any future person is reading person is reading this, if you want to […]
Posted in Desperation, Reality, Social Fears on Apr 7th, 2020
In “The Semplica Girl Diaries,” the story’s narrator is keeping a diary, which becomes the text of the story. One of the first things noticed in the story is that the dad, who is the diary’s author, does not always write in complete sentences. “Am getting off track, due to tired, due to those fighting […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 6th, 2020
In George Saunders “The Semplica Girl Diaries,” he wanted to use these diaries in his character’s journal to be read by future generations to show what people went through during the past time. He was using his platform to allow people to learn from previous people’s struggles and decision making that put them in this […]
Posted in Autonomy, Captivity, Consent, Desire, Desperation, Fantastic on Apr 6th, 2020
In “The Semplica Girl Diaries,” the narrator spends a lot of his time explaining things to “future readers.” In the first paragraph, he writes: Because what do we know of other times really? How clothes smelled and carriages sounded? Will future people know, for example, about sound of airplanes going over at night, since airplanes […]
Posted in Consent, dystopia, Social Fears, Solitude, Utopia on Apr 5th, 2020
In an interview with The New Yorker, George Saunders mentions that the inspiration for “The Semplica Girl Diaries” came from a dream that he had many years ago; he then goes on to say the following: “Einstein said (or, at least, I am always quoting him as having said), ‘No worthy problem is ever solved […]
Posted in Art on Apr 2nd, 2020
I don’t know if this is normal, but when I’m making art in any form, it contains a kernel of something extremely personal. I dress it up so it’s not immediately obvious– at least not to strangers– then present it to the world to be analyzed. (Y’all can look through my past stories and exercises […]
Posted in Point of View on Apr 2nd, 2020
I know we’ve talked about this in class a lot with Millhauser stories: So many of them are written in the third person and as a historical document. Stories like “The Other Town,” “The Tower,” and “The Dome” are all written with similar fact-based narratives that span large periods of time. These stories give the […]
As I was reading “Eisenheim the Illusionist,” I started thinking about “In the Reign of Harad IV” and how, in both stories, nothing was ever enough. They are both always striving to do more and better work than what they had already achieved to the point that it becomes unrealistic and fantastic. They both are […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 1st, 2020
In Steven Millhauser’s Eisenheim the Illusionist, I think that he is trying to convey that magic is a form of art. Something like magic has to be heavily argued for as it is something that only people that go to the show can talk about. It isn’t something physical that can be put on the […]
Posted in Fantastic on Apr 1st, 2020
This story has less of a fantastic element incorporated in it. They always say fashion can repeat itself and it most certainly did in this story. However, it truly conveys a deeper message than what is on the surface. Clearly, this “A Change in Fashion” is about new, victorian-like dresses that are made that cover […]
Posted in coronavirus on Apr 1st, 2020
I was in Georgia for spring break with the lacrosse team. The Athletic Trainer and I were stretching out my legs a few hours before a game and I asked her about her thoughts on the topic. She said, “As long as the administration like me, Jodi and Coach aren’t worried about it then you […]
Posted in One Hundred Years of Solitude on Apr 1st, 2020
In the book, One Hundred Years of Solitude. During this novel, we read about a family and how, and for generations, they struggle in the town of Macondo. The town is visited by gypsies which creates fantastic elements. I think my favorite part of this book was the character, Jose Arcadio Buendia, who dedicated much […]
Posted in Desperation, Fragility on Apr 1st, 2020
In the story “Smack” we see the protagonist, Nicola, struggle with her failing marriage with Daniel. We learn that our main character is facing the reality of her husband moving out and leaving, along with the emotional abuse from their relationship. Her type of television is the sort that Daniel says speaks weakness to character […]
Posted in Longing for Answers, Mystery, Point of View on Apr 1st, 2020
One of the most interesting details about “Eisenheim The Illusionist” is that it is written in third person. This makes the entire story seem like a fable or just a fairy-tale, especially since we’re talking about magic tricks and professional illusions back in the 19th (and early 20th) century. Not only does the telling of the […]