And everybody knows.
And everybody knows.
AND EVERYBODY KNOWS.
Have you ever had one of those days? You know, the kind of where something keeps coming up into your mind and you feel so embarrassed about it? And you think everybody knows. Oh, sorry, scratch that. You just KNOW that EVERYBODY knows.
Craig feels like that. The idea of him being locked inside a place that didn't even seem like real life is finally sinking. And the fact that everybody knows he has an "issue." Poor Craig. That's has to be really difficult. It amazes me to think that the author who wrote this book went through exactly what Craig is going through. It just makes me wonder how much strength a person has to have to get through it.
I think the author did an amazing job using diction and syntax to create the feelings Craig was experiencing inside the reader. In the text it says, "I've sunk to the lowest place I can be...And everybody knows. I'm in a place where people have no teeth and eat liquid food. And everybody knows. I'm in a place where the guy I eat with lives in his car. And everybody knows." (Vizzini 258). The repeated phrase allows the reader to get inside the head of Craig and feel the feelings that he is experiencing.
So, readers, keep reading! I'll see you a few pages later!
Your post has such an effective beginning! I love how you added the personal connection to the reader through the use of voice and truly piqued the reader's interest so that the only way to find out what you were talking about was to read on. I also love how you used a quote, it shows your thorough analysis of the text. Well done post!
ReplyDeleteI really like your beginning to this blog! it was very unique and quickly caught my attention. You also did a good job on involving the reader and adding in personal connections. The quote you chose ties in perfectly with the rest of your post. amazing job!
ReplyDeleteI really like the effective beginning. The beginning was quite interesting in the way that you changed the syntax of the sentence by capitalizing it and repeating it. I really like how you made me feel like how Craig feels by the beginning which generated an incident that was embarrassing in my mind. Nice Job! Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteThis was a great post! Your beginning to this post really pulled me into wanting to read it. I also like how you showed your voice in it. I felt that this was told by you in a conversation. I also like how you did a good job of incorporating personal connections and making them thorough. Good job!
ReplyDeleteThis post really got me thinking about how difficult it truly is to feel embarrassed, and how greatly it affects your feeling of self-worth and self-image. I also feel terrible for this character, Craig, and it amazes me that the author was willing to publish a novel about his actual experiences!
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