I have truly never in my life payed much attention to the surrounding in a book. When I’m reading something I always imagine the dialogue and the way the characters look but I never really took the time to see the scenery. I learned a lot more about setting. The year the book was written can allude to the pieces significance and I honestly didn’t think too much about the year it was written. This unit has made me realize that I am not very observant at all.
I will definitely apply lots of these while I read fiction. I really liked the idea of how responsible the characters are for their actions and their situations. I think that can add a good amount of analysis and I understood that the most out of everything honestly. I will definitely pay more attention to the setting, the smallest details are usually the most important and when I read sometimes I feel that I’m just trying to finish reading. I also think setting can open up some great analysis options and I am feeling more confident on analysis too. There is definitely room for improvement though. I need to work on figurative language and things like that. I feel like I don’t know enough and every time I see figurative language I get so scared and worried because I feel like I’ve never seen that phrase before and I don’t remember anything I’ve ever learned in English class. So I really need to work on that. I also need to work on not being so afraid of looking stupid or being wrong because honestly I just need enough evidence to prove why I’m thinking the way I am. It’s all about evidence and the deeper meaning and that’s what I need to tattoo on my hand for the test.
Haha jk…..unless
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