This week we continued to read tragedy pieces to add to our knowledge about the concept of tragedy. I really enjoy that we are reading all these different articles and are watching all these TED Talks about tragedy. It's interesting having all these different people's opinions on the topic, and being able to pick and choose from them to choose your own definition of tragedy. I'm not quite sure what I think it means right now, but I think I'm beginning to get a better understanding of it. I'm quite excited to put all the pieces together, and come to a final answer.
We also worked on explicating the poem "Barbie Doll". I really enjoyed explicating it and also discussing with the class the terrible sexism that women face in their day to day life. It sort of reminded me how important it is to be passionate about what you speak about. So often when we are told to write about something, we have to put ourselves in a frame of mind where we can pretend to be passionate about it. It's refreshing when I get to talk and write about topics I actually am passionate about, and it certainly helps me in my writing. Comments are closed.
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Mattie BarberAP Lit student. |