Monday, February 25, 2008

Toward the Future/From the Past

1)I did not like how we had to write each persons name and then the way they were supposed to say something. However, I liked the fact that there was not a whole bunch of descriptions of things. I sometimes get lost in those kinds of stories, where there is too much description not enough dialouge. I liked that it was all dialouge. I found it suprising how easy it was to write the play as a whole. However, it was difficult to write what the characters were thinking and showing how they should be speaking and acting. I don't think that I tould ever write a play or anything remotely close to it because you can't get across what the characters are thinking and that is the best part of books.

2) I would tell a ten year old that they should make promises to themselves and then keep them. From my personal experience; I had made a promise to myself that I would not drink through out high school. I had been really good with that promise. Into my junior year i started getting sick. After they finally figured out what was wrong, my doctor told me that along with eating habits, and monitoring my blood pressure, I cannot drink alot. Now I am only a senior but I had already planned on not drinking but his health scare just made it planted into my head even more. I have seen many people give up on their own promises to make other people happy. I know that if someone does not accept my own values then they are not worth my time.

3) I think the reason that Jane Austen's stories are still considered the best is because her stories are timeless; you know the boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, and they live happily ever after. I cannot see myself writing a story that last as long as Austen's because hers was the first and every writer wants to be the next great romantic writer. However there is only the select few who make it.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Theme in writing

1. How important is theme in what you write? Does a great piece of literature need to express an idea? Explain your thoughts on the matter using examples from things you've read. In your response, address the opposing viewpoint. (Write at least 100 words.)
I believe that there should be a theme to a story. The theme doesn't have to be siad straight out, but it can be an underlying thought provoking story, that makes you think about the theme. Some people say that a story can be written so it can just be a story. Yes, this is true but the stories usually relate to someone is someway, and that makes people think. I love relating to a story, because then it makes me think about my life. A story's theme is to try to relate to people and that's what good stories do; relate to people's real life.

2. What might be a theme that you'd consider communicating through your play. It could be a theme about something that concerns you (think back to what you wrote in your first blog), a theme about something you see socially or politically. It could be a theme about anything else. Write about that theme and why it is important to you? (Write at least 100 words).
A theme I would write about would be friendships. This theme of friends/ friendships is important to me because my friendships are one of the most important things to me. I have seen way too many friendships/ relationships lost. Those friends can be lost over the dumbest things. In my theme it would show the importance of friends and how they can shape who you are and what you become. This relates to everyone because even the most shy person has that ONE friend that they can go to and talk to when things get hard.


3. What is one conflict you write about in your play. Generate some ideas for conflicts you could write about. This may or may not be connected to potential themes. (Write at least 75 words)
A conflict I would write about would be a person-person conflict. It would deal with two people having a problem with a bunch of other people or even just one other person. I would also have an internal conflict with a main character feeling insecure about one specific thing. The characters would all have their own way of dealing with conflict. But in they way that they deal it somehow related to another character.