Reflections on Class Thus Far

The class has been very interesting so far. We’ve discussed in depth all sorts of ideas pertaining to The Great Gatsby and its author, Fitzgerald, as well as Nickel and Dimed. Wednesday’s discussion in particular was way more complex than I expected it to be. That wasn’t a bad thing, because it was fascinating to see how other people understood the books differently than I did and what they thought about it.

The discussions also helped me to understand what exactly Fitzgerald was saying in his essay and in The Great Gatsby. All that wordy, semi-poetic language he uses makes it quite difficult to comprehend even some of the descriptions (such as the ash fields, which confused me).

The day that we were shown the Rhetorical Triangle was interesting in a different sort of way. We already knew the basic facts about it- for example, we know that every piece of writing has a purpose and uses logos, pathos, ethos, etc.- but we don’t consciously think about it. It’s surprising the way that we have to analyze things we already know in order to understand them.

One last thing: the vocabulary is finally difficult this year, which makes me happy.

~!~Lizard~!~