Essay Packet One was a lot different than Bernard Cooper's Maps To Anywhere when it came to discussing the short essays present within both literary works. Maps To Anywhere was more broad in perspective because of how all the essays were trying to relate to the concept of the entire book while the short essays found in essay packet one was different. They were more grounded and allowed for more interpretation instead of information to be pulled out of each short essay. There were also very favorable essays like "Mute Dancers: How to Watch a Hummingbird." I found this essay favorable due to its funny and creative selection of words.
There was this great personification felt within "How to Watch a Hummingbird" as well because it starts saying "A lot of hummingbirds die in their sleep." which is usually how most people say they want to die. Although there is no direct personification shown in comparing the hummingbirds to human like characteristics, there is still the idea placed in the mind of the writer and reader. This allowed for more interpretation instead of information to be pulled out of this short essay and others. That was not seen in Bernard Cooper's work because he gave you the information without too much intent of interpretation, which interpreting is the best part of literature.
The presence of creativity is still seen within both essay packet one and Maps to Anywhere. The literary composition of creative essays in ver intriguing and gives many meanings to what literature can accomplish. This essay packet was surely one of my favorites. The most favorable essay was "How to Watch a Hummingbird," because it ends saying "But that doesn't matter much to gardeners, watching hummingbirds patrol the impatiens as if the northern lights had suddenly fallen to earth."Giving great description to the scenery as poetry would use to conclude a great work.
great! really thoughtful responses here on the essay packet and Cooper's Maps... well done... keep thinking about it all.
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