Free Write: Birthday Quote

Today, September 25th, is my 15th birthday. I’ve had a great weekend feeling “pompeyed”, as Mrs. Joe Gargery would put it. I’ve eaten a lot of junk, slept over with friends, and even got a new phone. As I sat here considering the topic of this post, my mom knocked on the door and handed me one final card before this birthday comes to a close.

HTRLLAP: How’d He Do That? Analysis of Memory, Pattern, and Symbols

The introduction to How to Read Language Like A Professor by Thomas C. Foster begins with the fact that teachers and students are not often on the same page, at least thought wise, while reading the same book. Foster concludes that this is simply because experienced readers have acquired a certain understanding of the “language of literature”; that is, the meaning of the symbols and patterns and their similarities to other pieces of literature. These patterns and symbols, along with the memory necessary to be able to make connections, all impact the meaning of literature.

Great Expectations Analysis: Mrs. Joe Gargery

Throughout the beginning of Dickens’ novel, it is revealed that Pip has obviously had a turbulent childhood, due mostly to his abusive guardian and older sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery. She regularly abuses both her husband and Pip both emotionally and physically, but seems to do it all for her reputation. 

Creative Writing

Sometimes at dusk, we could see him come out from the hidden interiors of his island. For years, we had no idea who he was or what he did until he was washed ashore on the beach next to our little house. It was Samantha who found him first.