The critical theory method I will go with is Reader Response about Sonny’s teenager behavior. While reading this book I was able to connect here and there in the book. Not only because of being a teenage Latino Boy, but having some of the experiences he has I can relate with. I think that reader response will be able to connect with and have a process because we all have done stupid things while we were growing up, and for most of us, it was only a few years ago. For me though, well its starts out a year ago.
Personally, I think making stupid decisions, getting into situations you regret are all part of growing up and learning from life. Some lessons are not as irreversible and easily to move on from, but the whole idea of experiencing and learning can go a long way in the end. I think being able to a more personal experience into your work allows your audience to connect even more with your work and have them have a better understanding of your point. Plus if you open and show you’re a little bit of your own vulnerability.
What I want to approach is Gilb’s depiction of a fictional character can be similar to an everyday, and comment with my own life. While reading this, it reminds me of some of my own aspects of my teenage life; such as girl getting a naïve boy into provocative attitudes. I think more real and the more you can compare with a real teenage boy life, the more the character can seem real as you read the book. Able to show that even though this boy is making mistakes, it doesn’t mean we don’t. Lets be honest, all of us aren’t perfect and have been crazy teenagers and some of us have been crazier than others, but then we can connect and realize that we are similar in ways.
This sounds like a great plan Juan! I like the idea of connecting your life to Sonny's and in doing so providing us with the a real portrait of the American teen. Don't forget to show us the deeper side to your decisions—and to expose Sonny's failings and triumphs. Yes, everyone makes mistakes, but it's the learning from our mistakes that helps us grow. I know you will be able to provide us with a provocative yet profound look at this character and I'm curious to see how you explain his decision at the end of the book. Great work on your blog by the way!!! Thanks for your efforts. One writing tip that I'd like to suggest: make sure you read back through your paper OUT LOUD, so you hear the mistakes and correct them before you print the hard copy. I use this trick every time I have a deadline. I force myself to read through the paper, out loud, and I correct any errors that I 'hear' as I go. When I get to the end, I start over and read it again. Doing this first thing in the morning works best for me, when my brain is fresh. I want you to make sure you allow time for this process, so you can take a break and 'hear' the mistakes as you read through one more time. I read through the paper over and over until the copy reads clean. When I'm totally sick of my own paper—and can hardly force myself to read through it again—that's when I know it's ready to print!
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