I
have now completed my second essay in my writing class. This is good news, very
good news. For one, that means I have only one more essay to write, which is a
big relief. Secondly, that means the semester is coming to an end and we can all
stop pulling our hair out. The second essay was focused on The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls. In my essay I specifically
focused on self-sufficiency and how the Walls family upheld this life style, and
the emotional and psychological trauma the children have as a result. In comparison
with my last essay, this one is certainly much better in my opinion. My last
essay was honestly rushed and I did not have such a great argument, but for
this second essay I believe I do. Overall, I feel my second essay has more
supportive information to back up my claim and is organized. While writing this
essay, I took my time more and actually focused. Thus, not only was I less
stressed, but I was also satisfied in my writing, which is something I truly
love. This paper indeed allowed more flexibility in what I want to focus on, so
I credit that to me being more focused. This will be the second time I have
read the memoir The Glass Castle, and
after reading it a second time, I knew right away what I wanted my focus to be.
Self-sufficiency is a key factor in the novel, obviously so since the Walls
lived by this idea, and so I knew right away this would be my focus. After
finding passages, quotes, and articles on self-sufficiency and psychological
and emotional trauma, I began to write. Thus, paper two was completed and I am one
step closer to finishing this semester.
I think that self-sufficiency was an excellent choice of a topic to focus the second paper on. I wrote about self-sufficiency in my paper as well. There are a lot of examples in the book of how Mr. and Mrs. Walls promoted self-reliance and independence and the effects it had on their family. Now, we have two papers down and one more to go!
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