What I personally liked about one aspect of the authors' explanation of setting was that it was very informative to what our country was like while it was being settled. It gave various accounts about different industries as well as feelings from local settlers. This (when meshed together) led to an intriguing reality of the time. Through the priest's narration you were able to grasp the conflicts present at the time when Canada was being settled. Due to this it creates a great foundation for the story to build upon. An example being that a lot of time was spent clearing the land, as a result this showed why very few settlers hardly knew there neighbours, or why there was no religion present in this sheltered community. Although this seemingly simple text isn't much be itself, together it paves the way for a greater understanding of concepts.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
1st Reading Response "Stone Carvers"
During the first section of the novel only one main character has been introduced to us, this characer being a Bavarian Priest. Immidiately our priest's reputation is being tested as he is forced to move to Canada to start a new Convent where there is hardly even a community to begin with. By doing this the author has immersed the character in an entirely new setting where he is forced to deal with problems that bring out his true personality. Rather than the oh-so-common tedious listing of character traits and flaws at the beginning of the novel, the author has instead created a sophisticated delivery of real emotions and attributes within the priest. I felt that this method was very unique and effective as you felt compelled to make associations with the character and become more connected rather than assuming the regular reader viewpoint/perspective. To accomplish this the author contrasted the two very different settings through the priest's feelings of his new world (Canada) to that of his old (Bavaria). As a result the main character has not only been well developed, but also without realising, you have been introduced to the setting as well.
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Dearest Cody,
ReplyDeleteIt seems like you really like the character in this book-and if you do, say it! I think you might benefit from putting a bit more of your feelings on the book into your response-it would make it more readable.
You have done a good job of linking different thoughts together, but be careful not to race through your ideas. Focus on your best ideas and don't talk about anything you don't have much to say about.
USE SPELL CHECK
Good job!!
You're establishing good initial connections here. To take things to a higher level, consider drawing in some quotations from the novel to make a clear link between the text and your observations.
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