What is one emotion you felt while reading today? Describe how you felt and the specific section of the reading that inspired you to feel that way.
Today's part is all about suspense and anticipation. Reading it keeps one on his toes. Green truly succeeded engaging us, as readers, driving us to feel more or less the same feelings of fear Hazel underwent as her trip came closer. One can almost identically identify with Hazel's feelings "imagining all kinds of Amsterdam trip-ruining fates (arrest, injury, mental breakdown) ..."
*One more interesting points I loved in today's part is the authors description of Houses and Modern Architecture. "The weird thing about houses is that they almost always look like nothing is happening inside of them, even though they contain most of our lives. I wondered if that was sort of the point of architecture." Green's previous statement, though undeniably beautiful, somehow has multiple meanings. Green referred readers' attention to the modern lifestyle and how it is designed in away that best cuts people off any outer connection. The need of feeling autonomous and independent carried people away in every possible regard. At the same time, this very same line refers to the virtual walls, we tend to build to protect our sense of privacy... To Be Continued !
Well done Nouf, you made a good summaries for what did you read. it's understandable for more than this brief.
ReplyDeleteHi Nouf,
ReplyDeleteYou wrote a nice summary. It is really interesting the houses contain most of our lives. We don't know that houses contain some thing happy or sad.
Hi Nouf
ReplyDeleteEven though I did not read this part of your story,but I get the main idea.
nice summary.