A Raw Thesis!

The emphasis made in most of my posts has been on the real and the raw. That's why I chose non-fiction for my group, and have enjoyed being a part of it.  Issues that have real application, connections between sub genres that are relevant to now.  

Memoirs, confessions, histories, biographies, "how to" books, moral sermons and the like....    What is it about this genre and the realness of it that peaks my interest?   I like to think that I'm drawn to truth.  To honesty.  I'm drawn to the idea that I'm making a real-time discovery, albeit vicarious.  

Topics That Tickled My Fancy

Gotta love weird post titles. 

Following the model of Dawn's post, I've decided to answer all of Dr. Burton's questions concerning the process of literary analysis and developing a thesis.  

1.  Review your recent writing, notes, discussions, etc. to find topics and issues that have intrigued you.

        

 I've found that all of the topics that have caught my interest have to do with either the internal thinking     process and/or thoughts of certain characters, social issues present in era/plot, and authors' intentions.  

2. Review your recent reading-- perhaps looking at passages you have annotated or notes you made in the margins. What are the ideas, characters, or issues that most interested you?

I really enjoyed reading "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid because it raises social issues and I feel that there is a lot to be discussed there.  As I mentioned in another post, I really like Petrarch's work and brought to attention his interest in his feelings for Laura and not necessarily Laura herself.  

Bloggin' Along

It has been about three weeks since I posted my first blog.  It has been a totally new experience for me using this reflective online personal journal.

Now, how do I do a link?

I have found there are times I have enjoyed posting my analysis for stories and poetry and learning some really cool ways to 'link' into other blogs and YouTube. I can even link into my goodreads profile.

Another cool thing I am able to do is bring my first and second personal learning posts together right here.  I can review the basic literary terms (#1) and methods I have posted from what I have learned from the different genres (#2) of fiction and poetry.

I was able to post the poem that made such a huge impression on me so many years ago in my personal literary narrative (#3).  It was good to see the comments of others who had a connection with  the poetry I love.

Learning how to link into YouTube allowed me to do a poetry adaptation analysis (#4&5) of a great poem by Rudyard Kipling, which I am memorizing as part of my personal learning plan. 

I think when I created one of my first posts on fiction, is when I found that blogging was a really fun way to write.  I so appreciated Jamie's comment that made me feel I had actually done it right, along with Dr. Burton's idea of taking my metaphor of a roller coaster to make a visual diagram of the story plot.  It was great to get ideas that could potentially expand an idea I had.  It is just nice that someone is actually reading what I have to say!

When I posted about a book I had read for my personal learning plan, Kimara answered the question I ended my post with.  She often leaves great comments that let me how my post affected her as well as to leave me with more to think about.

Mostly, I have enjoyed reading other blogger's posts.  It is amazing how quickly you are able to get to know someone through their blog post.  You can even 'hear' their voice.  All in all, blogging has turned out to be a good thing.