Friday, February 16, 2018
Journal 3- The Triggering Town - Megan
The last two chapters of Triggering Town, in my opinion, were the some of the best chapters. Chapter 8 seemed to really show a lot about Hugo as a person. The best line showing this is in the last paragraph of chapter 8, "Of all the Americans here during the war, you're the only one who ever returned." Chapter 9 builds really well off of chapter 8 while giving a reason why he writes. I'm glad that once the Admiral was forced out of the land that Hugo was able to tell about him in his poem. These two chapters have been my favorite through the reading.
Two takeaways I had from the reading was that there is not one specific way to write and that the best way to get better at writing is to just write. Knowing that there are many different types of writers and that each person has a different style makes me feel more confident in my work. People can view writing differently and like different types. To better writing just by writing was something that I didn't understand at first but actually trying it seemed to work. The best part is that even with just writing snippets and not full poems or stories can still help improve writing. These lessons I plan on keeping and using with my future writing and work.
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The last two chapters of Triggering Town, in my opinion, were the some of the best chapters. Chapter 8 seemed to really show a lot ab...
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Thanks for posting first for the class, Megan, and I think your takeaway that all writing does not have to be perfect or published is liberating. Even snippets of parts of poems or incomplete poems might teach you something. We are in a product-based culture, but the process of writing is just as valuable and I"d say more valuable than the product, because it helps us find out who we are and what we might be capable of.
ReplyDeleteOne of my biggest takeaways from this reading was also that you get better at writing by writing! I used to think writing was just a gift but like you I also learned that this is not true. Just keep writing and you will keep improving and I hope you continue writing and creating works of art to either share with just yourself or share with others! Keep on writing Megan.
ReplyDeleteI agree Megan! The last two had that bitter sweetness to them as we really got to meet Hugo more, but as we did we got to be appreciative of his experiences that he went through. I really like that you said the writing doesn't have to be published, and I think some of the best writing can come when we are just doing it for us, and we don't even intend on others reading it, it is going to be real that way thanks for that I needed that.
ReplyDeleteSomething I took away from this book you mentioned as well- how writing is how to get better at writing. I couldn't agree more with this statement. I also agree with the last two chapters being some of my favorites as well. I agree with what you said about chapter 8 really showing a lot about Hugo as a person, I mentioned that in my post as well. I felt I really got to know Hugo a lot better in this chapter.
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