How did your ideas change over the course of the writing activity? My ideas changed because I read the essay “Achievement of Desire” a couple more times afterwards and gained a new perspective each time I read it. My first draft was embarrassingly rough because I did not elaborate on many ideas and my MLA format was incorrect. From the beginning of the paper, I knew what I wanted to write about, but I did not know how I wanted to go forth with …show more content…
MacLean and through class discussions of the underlying themes within the novel. In my conference with Ms. MacLean, I was able to narrow down Holden Caulfield’s to being a struggling and rebellious teenager that refused to conform to society’s norms. The feedback I received from Ms. MacLean included notes to explain further on why Holden’s enjoyment of lying is harmful and how does my own experiences prove how environment is significant in creating identity. With my mini-discussions with my classmates, we agreed that Holden is a destructive individual because of the death of his brother, Allie, and his parents’ indifference to his lifestyle; this can be seen in my third body