For this artifact, we had to analyze Ray Bradbury’s 1953 fantasy novel Fahrenheit 451. Before completing the essay, we learned about various concepts related to this author, such as his tone, life experiences, and purpose for writing the novel. We then chose which topic we wanted to write about, a main character or a theme; both concepts were related to the essential questions of this artifact: “Do we give away our freedom?” and “What controls our feelings and our thoughts?” I think Mr. Smith assigned this artifact to help us better study literature and connect it to real-word issues. I chose to write about the story’s protagonist, fireman Guy Montag, because he appeared easy to scrutinize. To do just that, I used blue Post-It page markers to highlight passages related to him. I most likely forgot that I
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Once I finished the book, however, I found writing the essay relatively stress-free due to my countless comments on the work of literature. My essay states, “That he [Montag] felt sorry for his fellow citizens and their belletristic belongings and then acted on that sympathy demonstrates an immense transformation from callous fireman to caring fighter.” I think this sentence stands out because it was backed up with considerable amounts of evidence. Another novel I have examined very recently is Wuthering Heights for a summer reading assignment, and unlike Fahrenheit 451, I was not guided by a certain message or main character because the required topics of our analysis were not indicated. The analysis of Fahrenheit 451 allowed me to focus on one character, and the Post-It notes allowed me to better organize my annotations; for Wuthering Heights, I kept a fairly unorganized reading journal. I still need to work on formulating quality analyses of pieces of evidence; otherwise, I feel prepared for college-level
Once I finished the book, however, I found writing the essay relatively stress-free due to my countless comments on the work of literature. My essay states, “That he [Montag] felt sorry for his fellow citizens and their belletristic belongings and then acted on that sympathy demonstrates an immense transformation from callous fireman to caring fighter.” I think this sentence stands out because it was backed up with considerable amounts of evidence. Another novel I have examined very recently is Wuthering Heights for a summer reading assignment, and unlike Fahrenheit 451, I was not guided by a certain message or main character because the required topics of our analysis were not indicated. The analysis of Fahrenheit 451 allowed me to focus on one character, and the Post-It notes allowed me to better organize my annotations; for Wuthering Heights, I kept a fairly unorganized reading journal. I still need to work on formulating quality analyses of pieces of evidence; otherwise, I feel prepared for college-level