Wednesday, October 2, 2013
You Are Not You
In the passage "In the poem I wanted...a little bit unlike ourselves" (Mulisch 38) Mulisch may be trying to convey that to become the person you want to be, you have to start as someone else. The lady that Anton is sharing a jail cell with talks about how to become free, they need to become their captors. This statement is juxtaposed, because from being a prisoner they have to become a captor. I feel as if this is reflective on society, because (generally) to be the person you want to be, you have to be someone else. For example, if you want to be an athlete, your parents are going to be opposed, due to the actual chance of you achieving this goal is minimal at best. In order to appease them, you say that you will also focus on academics. In order to be you, you cannot start as you, but instead start as someone/something else.
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The passage is very straightforward, which isn't a good, or bad thing; just an observation. Also, the last two sentences both start with "In order", so those sentences can either be combined, or start with two different transitions.
ReplyDeleteThe passage is very straightforward, which isn't a good, or bad thing; just an observation. Also, the last two sentences both start with "In order", so those sentences can either be combined, or start with two different transitions.
ReplyDelete"This statement is juxtaposed." I think you mean that the sentence is ironic? Either way, this is an incorrect usage of the term "juxtapose." Also, the last part is not really close reading, " For example, if you want to be an athlete, your parents are going to be opposed, due to the actual chance of you achieving this goal is minimal at best. In order to appease them, you say that you will also focus on academics. In order to be you, you cannot start as you, but instead start as someone/something else."
ReplyDeleteTry to focus on analyzing individual words and their connotations. Pick apart images and sentence. That is close reading.