Summary: Trying On Voices

This chapter is important in a beginning writer’s process because it helps them to understand the basis of writing, connecting with the reader.

The Multi-Genre Paper is the highlight of my junior year of high school, if not my entire highschool career. It’s composed of many genres; each piece, self-contained, making a point of its own, yet connected to the same topic. My paper about Dr. Seuss, representing the most significant events in his life. Moreover, this project had a very rich context due to its involvement of the skills I’ve gained in school and my childhood memories of Dr. Seuss’ books. My experience throughout this project has enriched my knowledge and expanded my skills. Therefore, it reflects the sponsors of literacy that enabled me to become literate.

(HOOK) The characters that are present in short stories can leave an imprint on one’s vision of literature for an eternity. (CI) These memorable characters have made an impact on the way I view literature, primarily because of the way that I have been able to relate to them. (GS1) One character is a powerful, but envious princess. (GS2) Another is an abandoned orphan who seeks for love and companionship through his honesty and openness. (GS3) A final character shows her aptitude for her passions, but often finds herself quarreling with those that are closest to her. (GS4) When I read the stories involving these characters, I see myself in their places. (GS5) I relate to a multitude of their traits and characteristics, whether they are positive or negative. (THESIS STATEMENT) I can best relate to the short story fictional characters of (I) the princess in Frank. R Stockton’s “The Lady, or the Tiger?”, (II) Jerry in Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’s “A Mother in Mannville”, and (III) Waverly Jong in Amy Tan’s “Rules of the Game.”

When a novel is revealing, witty and whimsical it unlocks the hidden truths about literature as discussed in the book How To Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster. This book is written in second person so the reader can experience Foster’s personality that is directed towards them. A reader is given a fresh and clear perception on literature to understand what is being read. Foster clarifies the way writers uses symbols and themes. He believes by analyzing the deeper meaning in literature will help foster a better reader.

Clugston, R. W. (2010). Journey into literature. San Diego, California: Bridgepoint Education, Inc. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/books

Martha has gone to multiple colleges, therefore to enhance her writing abilities. She acquired her Bachelors Degree and Masters Degree from the University of Maryland. At the University of Iowa, she attended the writer’s workshop, as well as studied poetry. Martha has teaching experience. She is an instructor of English at the University of Iowa, and an assistant professor of English at Frostburg State College. For fourteen years, she taught at Montgomery College, and spoke at at a seminar about detective fiction at John Hopkins University.

Vogler, Christopher. The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers. 3rd ed. Studio City, Ca: Michael Wiese Productions, 2007.

For the Junior Honors English curriculum the main focus is to study the different styles of American writers. So far the topics of naturalism, transcendentalism, and brooding romantics etc. have been covered. For example, a famous American writer John Steinbeck was known for his naturalistic styles in the Grapes of Wrath. Since naturalism was one of the topics that changed Americans’ perspective about poverty; it is essential to have a deeper understanding of this style of writing. The book Train Dreams by Denis Johnson is another great example that follows Steinbeck’s laws of naturalism.

American literature contains many diverse styles, people, and genres. Despite these differences, the collective work of American authors has shaped both the country’s culture and lifestyles. We read to escape or to gain knowledge, but either way, we bring the lessons we’ve learned from literature into our everyday life and share those lessons with others around us. Because of this, authors strive to create a piece with a worthwhile message.

Fictional Writing is literature that is written by an authors to produce stories with a goal to entertain the reader reading the story or for the author to tell their point of view in the story. The result of the written piece of fiction doesn’t have to be a long novel; The finished piece of fictional literature that the author wrote could also be a short story or a poem. Fictional pieces of literature don’t have to be written by authors but by playwright and scriptwriters who write for plays, television shows, and video games with important parts of their fictional writing being on the characters, the plot, the setting, the theme, the style of their writing and tone towards different subjects that are present in the fictional story that is written.

The topic of discussion for this essay is a story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman called "The Yellow wallpaper. Firstly, several pieces of evidence within the text prove that the genre of the story is irony, in accordance with Frye 's "theory of myths". This essay shows exactly how those instances exemplify the genre of irony. Additionally, from a deconstructive point of view, there is a central binary of constraint and freedom. The examples from the text show both evidence of constraints within the story as well as freedom. Thus, proving this to be the central binary of this piece of literature. Finally, these two aspects can be used to show the similarities between this text and the short story "How to Become a Writer" by Lorie Moore.

Every great writer, whether it is a poet, novelist, journalist, or any other type will share a common beginning with every person, this I see. Where they take it from there is up to them, the choice is free. The common beginning is simple, even quite easy. It usually starts in kindergarten learning the ABC's. From there you learn to form and read words-the first step of literacy. In my opinion, writing can be fun, but it did not always seem that way to me. This paper will give a brief background on my steps in the writing experience; this is my writing history.

Kennedy, X.J. and Dana Gioia. Literature: an Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. New York: Pearson Longman, 2010.

“A & P.” Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 10th ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2007. 16-20.

Throughout the duration of this class, I had the opportunity to encounter a great deal of fantastic examples of literature. The stories were as similar as they were different, each one with a unique premise but somehow also reflective of one another. Perhaps it is be accident, or more likely it is because the stories are a part of the fabric of our nation and the American condition. The stories are of their respective times while also being able to fairly and accurately critique American society, culture, and values. From capitalism to America’s changing thoughts on morality throughout the decades, the writings were introspective to the story of our nation.