Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Journal entry # 4

part 1.

b. She has trtaits people can relate too. I don't care who you bring to me they will care about their appearance in some shape way or form. And from that first paragraph there is something EVRYONE can relate to, though some more then others it's still intresting to read about someone who has become what they have become because of the vanity of their mother.
c. I think the biggest one is how vulnerable girls make themselves. They are so judgemental to themselves and their friends that often they break down and have no more self confidence left to continue. They start making rash decisions in order to feel a little bit of love, in this case, Connie decides to get into the (VERY CREEPY) guys car just for a small sense of appretiation and love she thought she could get. Another problem is often the pressure a mother might put on their daughter, to look pretty but not be fake, to get work done and all that kind of stuff.
e. I think she sleeps with him. After that its hard to know, but I think that she sleeps with him and likely finds and unfufilling and abusive relationship with him that goes on for god knows how long...

part 2
I think the most import pieces are characterization and plot. With so little space to work with in a short story you need to get a strong character and a detailed plot accross, not only to get readers intrested but to give them something to relate to. Without putting alot of detail into either of those a short story is sure to fail.

4 comments:

robena said...

i agree with what you said about having a good detailed plot and for it to be interesting as well.

bri said...

HI TYLER!!!!!!!! SO YEA I AGREE WHEN YOU SAID I think the biggest one is how vulnerable girls make themselves. They are so judgemental to themselves and their friends that often they break down and have no more self confidence left to continue

YEA I JUST COMMENTED YOURS AND YOUR NOT EVEN IN MY GROUP HAHAHAHA
TTYL

zoe said...

i don't agree with the whole idea that girls make themselves vulnerable. some do, but not all that's bull.

claire said...

yes tyler!! i totally agree with you about girls' self confidence. sometimes they're so hard on themselves that they literally just can't continue to function. and connie drove herself to that level, and ended up getting in Arnold Friends' car, just to get that small bit of love and appreciation.