I have never been one for reading much drama, I read a lot more fiction novels than any other form of literature. Rather than dreading jumping into reading drama, I was actually excited to read something different than what I am used to. The drama we read was very interesting to me, I did not believe I was going to get sucked into the story line like I did with the readings we had in class. After reading the pieces of writing assigned, I found myself trying to actually understand the themes the author was trying to present. Watching the actual portrayal of the play, Much Ado About Nothing, it helped me better connect actions in the play with events happening in the writing. Watching the plays, as well as reading them made it easier for me
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I found this reading more modern and somewhat easier for me to understand. Seeing how the death of something so important to someone can drastically affect someone's mental well-being is saddening and moving. I was able to somewhat relate to what was occuring in Dog Sees God, my experience was related to the death of my great grandparents. My great grandmother died before my great grandfather. Both of them had severe alzheimer’s disease, which made them unable to be with each other for the last years of their lives. After the passing of my great grandmother, it was like my great grandfather realized everything that he had lost. He fell into a deep state of confusion and heartbreak. Seeing what used to be such a strong man, look so beat down and done with life made me question why people let themselves fall in love. Falling in love seemed to always end in pain from my point of view, I did not understand what made love so appealing. I did not stray from this point of view until my great grandfather was on hospice, being visited every day at all hours because no one knew when he was going to go. The one thing my great grandfather said to my grandmother before he died will stick with me forever. He looked her in the eyes and told my grandmother that he was going to see his beautiful wife. That one sentence from my great grandfather’s last days made me realize that love is not painful, love is never ending, it lasts beyond a lifetime. I believe this is the love that CB had for his dog, which made him question not just love but everything else in life as
I found this reading more modern and somewhat easier for me to understand. Seeing how the death of something so important to someone can drastically affect someone's mental well-being is saddening and moving. I was able to somewhat relate to what was occuring in Dog Sees God, my experience was related to the death of my great grandparents. My great grandmother died before my great grandfather. Both of them had severe alzheimer’s disease, which made them unable to be with each other for the last years of their lives. After the passing of my great grandmother, it was like my great grandfather realized everything that he had lost. He fell into a deep state of confusion and heartbreak. Seeing what used to be such a strong man, look so beat down and done with life made me question why people let themselves fall in love. Falling in love seemed to always end in pain from my point of view, I did not understand what made love so appealing. I did not stray from this point of view until my great grandfather was on hospice, being visited every day at all hours because no one knew when he was going to go. The one thing my great grandfather said to my grandmother before he died will stick with me forever. He looked her in the eyes and told my grandmother that he was going to see his beautiful wife. That one sentence from my great grandfather’s last days made me realize that love is not painful, love is never ending, it lasts beyond a lifetime. I believe this is the love that CB had for his dog, which made him question not just love but everything else in life as