existentialism

Existentialist are quite pesky. I agree with some of the things they say but then again i don't   I have enjoyed looking deeper into life and seeing the different views of people. Some people may live by this and others think its all destiny. I personally see both sides. I see aspects of both views in my life. So thinking more deeply of me has been sort of difficult because i don't really think about my actions and thoughts in my free time, or how they correspond to my life and future.

eh speaking of the future, I'm not really feeling the amount of stress I'm putting on myself for it. I feel very overwhelmed and concerned about how I'm going to choose a college, how I'm going to do there, and how I'm going to become my own person. They are all very daunting questions. So speaking of existentialism in class has opened my eyes to these questions and makes me take step back and re-evaluate my choices and actions. I think experience may help me make the tough decisions. These are the things Mr.Mullins has made me think of, why, is all i have to ask. But I'm sure all will work out because it always does right?

Dark stories

The stories we have read lately or at all have all been very dark, violent, or depressing. I don't really mind this because i see it as the authors showing what doesn't always get written about. You don't always get to hear about the dark places people could get into. They have written about topics not everyone wants to speak of. No, I'm not saying i want to hear about all of this but i do like seeing a different side of things. I don't really read anything now a days that doesn't have a happy ending. So it is a pleasant surprise to read something different. This doesn't mean that literary fiction is all dark it just shows they want to put out something one doesn't read everyday. So literary stories wont always be happy and upbeat as everyone expects.

Where commercial fiction mostly like will be pleasing to the whole majority of the audience  They tend to be the ones to go with whats in, not write about the tough subjects. They will give the readers what they want which is a happy ending where everything works out and life goes on. Sure a few may have dark parts in them but they don't usually make you think past the surface and they aren't supposed to they are mostly just for pleasure, but admit it you can usually tell what is going to happen by the middle of the book. I'm not saying i don like commercial fiction cause I'm a sucker for a happy ending but it is nice to have a change in thinking. I like that i have to look past the surface to see what really happened.

hills like white elephants

So this story was tough to comprehend, for me anyways. I didn't really get it until we talked about it in class. It was quite clever how Hemingway hid the fact that the couple was speaking of an abortion. When we spoke of it in class it became much more obvious and i wondered how i missed it. I was glad i wasn't the only one though. But because i did miss i got to look closer at the story and really think about the dialogue and subtle signs more. I liked that you had to look deeper for the story and it wasn't like all the other that you just read it and already know what its about. Hemingway played with my mind and i really liked it ha. I wish more stories were like this so we could get more into stories. I even read this story again to put what we talked about in class into play. I really enjoyed it when i could see what we were talking about. Although the topic was a little rough because who wants to talk about a sensitive story like abortion, its so controversial. But i liked the way Hemingway writes, he really makes you work for the point of the story.