I chose to reflect about my week 3 exercise about me being quarantined at home in New York.
1. If you could replace one word in the piece, what would it be and why? Provide alternatives to this word.
I would replace the word “trapped.” At the time I did feel trapped and I am still quaranted but these past few weeks have definitely given me time to reflect. I think I would use the word “stuck.” I am healthy and so is my family and I am grateful for that. I am stuck because I cant go anywhere and I am stuck because I want to be able to help people who are sick but can’t.
2. What is the most significant sentence in the writing and why?
It really has put things in perspective for me. I have learned now more than ever to appreciate every day and do as much as you can because at any moment things can change on a dime.
This is my most significant sentence because being quarantined has taught me to appreciate all of the moments I have had in my life, the big and the small.
3. How would you describe the narrator’s tone?
My tone is definitely soft yet sort of anxious as in my writing it is easy to spot the many uncertainties I am feeling.
4. What more are you are hoping to discover about the narrator or their experiences?
Looking back I would want to know what happens next.
5. What is one aspect of the piece you, as a reader, identify with personally?
Being that this quarantine is happening to everyone around the world everyone will walk out with their own personal story.
6. What is one aspect of the piece you do not identify with personally, but teaches you something?
Looking back now I don’t identify with my voice of tone. Since It seems anxious I am more calm now knowing that I am safe and doing the best I can in this situation.
7. What is your favorite image (description) in the writing and why?
My favorite image description is not only the photo of my dog and I being home together but the way I compared it to the image above.
8. What specific part of the writing engages you most and why?
The part of the writing that I am engaged with most is the comparison between the 2 photos because I broke the 2 situations down clearly and in an engaging way.
9. What about this piece has caused you to reflect on your own writing?
I am aware that there is always room for improvement with writing and it’s never finished.
10. Does the narrator go beyond external description, and reveal their subjective, interior reactions?
I revealed my reactions for sure.
11. Does the plot or narrative of the piece come across as complete? Why or why not?
I believe it is complete but in terms of the storyline there is always room to go back and tweak.
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