September 2010
3 posts
Assigned Blog Post #1
For me, it is much easier to write truth-based fiction than to write a fictional story from scratch. When telling a story from my life, I don’t need to worry about the people involved staying in character, or developing a logical progression of events, making sure that the beginning, middle, and end fit together as a coherent unit; I simply tell the story how it went. I don’t need to spend time or...
Jealous Husband Returns in Form of Parrot
I really like how Butler characterizes the main character in this short story. Butler makes the parrot’s experiences a direct parallel to the man’s experiences and feelings during his life, and in doing so, characterizes the man. When he was a man, he felt certain that his wife was having sex with other men, but couldn’t talk to his wife about it because he “felt like a damn fool whenever [he]...
Stinkin' bugger
In the movie, The Gods Must Be Crazy II, there is a small, squirrel-sized animal that never lets go of an object once it bites; nothing but death can loosen its hold. I realized today that I’m a lot like this animal. Once set on something, I follow it like my life depends on it. Unfortunately, this passionate determination is very short-sighted – something that was made clear to me a few...
