I am currently reading The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafta, and am thoroughly enjoying it! A lot of times it takes me a few chapters to start to really get into a book, although that was not the case this time. From the very first sentence I was completely engaged. Gregor, the main character, turns into a bug from the very beginning, which was interesting to me, because I had no background information on him, and I surprisingly like this tactic the author used. I have been slowly learning throughout every page who Gregor really is. I'm the kind of reader that is fond of books that keep me entertained from start to finish, and it looks like Franz Kafta is doing just that.
So far imagery has completely taken over. Every page is packed with details which make me feel like I'm a character in it, and am witnessing everything that is going on. I'd say that this literary element is fairly obvious. The author didn't really have a choice but to add imagery, because without it The Metamorphosis would not be a good book at all in my mind. Kafta has to explain how Gregor sees things differently as a cockroach as opposed to a human. Also, just describing how his appearance has changed made it so much more intriguing and fun to read.
Language is used to create the tone in The Metamorphose. Franz Kafta uses humerus dialog to help set the mood. The style changes when it switches from Gregor's point of view, to third person. The setting takes place mostly in Gregor's room, so he feels isolated and trapped, which also relates to the tone.
-Mariah. :]
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Writing About Reading!
No matter how bad or good my day goes, I always know that I can come home to my book and it will completely take my mind off of everything that I have been worrying and stressing about. Reading is the one thing that I can always count on.
When I just can't seem to get into the book I'm reading, I tend to continue reading it because there is always a good reason I'm reading it in the first place. Either it was recommend by a friend or family member, or I am reading it for an assignment. I trust my friends and families' opinions and know that teachers pick books for us to read for a reason. I almost never start a book and don't finish it. I would continuously wonder what happened in the book if I didn't finish it.
When the reading place that I am yearning for just isn't available, I cope with it. There are always times when you get stuck in loud and obnoxious environments, yet you have to continue reading. I try to zone out everything going on around me and really focus on what I'm reading. Although I do read better in quiet places where I am alone, I don't find it too hard to read when there are things going on around me, although for some people, it is almost impossible.
When I read a book, everything seems to depend on my mood. If I'm in a great mood and all is well, I make everything that is going on seem really happy, usually way happier than it really is. But if my mood isn't the best, I sometimes twist the author's words and make things duller than they actually are. The style of books I'm interested in are ones that keep me 100% engaged through the entire book. I like suspenseful, comical, and depressing books the most. It may seem that those three genres are completely different from each other, but in my mind they are very much the same. To me, those books never fail to keep me flipping the pages until I'm finished with the entire book.
I'd say I read fiction for two main reasons. One is because it makes me think. Think about where the author even got those ideas from, or think about if that made up place could be real, some where out there. Also, because I love comedic books, and for a majority of the time, fiction books are fun stories where you can never expect what will happen next, what will jump out at you, what surprising twist the author will throw in there.
-Mariah. :]
When I just can't seem to get into the book I'm reading, I tend to continue reading it because there is always a good reason I'm reading it in the first place. Either it was recommend by a friend or family member, or I am reading it for an assignment. I trust my friends and families' opinions and know that teachers pick books for us to read for a reason. I almost never start a book and don't finish it. I would continuously wonder what happened in the book if I didn't finish it.
When the reading place that I am yearning for just isn't available, I cope with it. There are always times when you get stuck in loud and obnoxious environments, yet you have to continue reading. I try to zone out everything going on around me and really focus on what I'm reading. Although I do read better in quiet places where I am alone, I don't find it too hard to read when there are things going on around me, although for some people, it is almost impossible.
When I read a book, everything seems to depend on my mood. If I'm in a great mood and all is well, I make everything that is going on seem really happy, usually way happier than it really is. But if my mood isn't the best, I sometimes twist the author's words and make things duller than they actually are. The style of books I'm interested in are ones that keep me 100% engaged through the entire book. I like suspenseful, comical, and depressing books the most. It may seem that those three genres are completely different from each other, but in my mind they are very much the same. To me, those books never fail to keep me flipping the pages until I'm finished with the entire book.
I'd say I read fiction for two main reasons. One is because it makes me think. Think about where the author even got those ideas from, or think about if that made up place could be real, some where out there. Also, because I love comedic books, and for a majority of the time, fiction books are fun stories where you can never expect what will happen next, what will jump out at you, what surprising twist the author will throw in there.
-Mariah. :]
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