Interesting enough, I can’t answer most of the questions
being asked for this blog assignment. I
attended high school in Puerto Rico in 1994.
It’s no secret because I’ve said it in past discussions and maybe even a
past blog but I am almost 35 years old.
English classes in Puerto Rico were more so conversational and didn’t
require us to read literature. I don’t
remember ever having to write an essay or even a research paper. In fact, I’ve never done more writing than I
have done for this class. I’ve truly
enjoyed every bit of it because it’s not only helped me to learn but it has
also helped me in the other classes that require essays. With this being said, my first encounter with
literature was when I read the short stories posted recently. My favorite was The Occurrence at Owl Creek
Bridge. I personally had to read it
twice before I understood what the writer wanted to get across which was that
the main character never really made the escape that he made the readers
believe took place. The annotated
bibliography was a little challenging for me.
I had to keep reverting to the instructions and to the example given by
the professor because I had never don’t anything like that. While I enjoyed reading the short stories, I
don’t think that reading literature and more importantly, analyzing literature
will become a passion of mine. I’ve
never enjoyed reading fiction in the past.
I am more of a “true story” kind of gal.
