Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Justin's Blog #1 The Barn
I was a little apprehensive about reading "The Barn" because I thought it was going to be descriptive essay about...a barn. That's not really of any interest to a city boy. However, the opening gave way to the true essence of this piece: mortality. Moreover, it's a narrative that explores the instant the author first acknowledged her own mortality. The author details the defining moment--an evening of learning to "swing the bay"--and how it impacted her ability to articulate risk: is this something that is simply challenging or life-threatening. The barn serves as a backdrop to the story.
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Today in class we went over "The Barn" and our comments and everyone mostly understood the story the same way, it was about death and the first time she understood what death was. When class was almost over Ms. Noon asked us if we saw a bigger picture other than the author finding out she could have died. Everyone stayed quiet, but reading your blog it almost seems that you are asking the same question. Is that true, or am I misunderstanding?
Justin~
You are correct, the author ultimately learns about her own mortality. Then she shys away from those risky activities that she chose to endure before her "incidence" because of this newfound understanding. So do you think its more than an understanding of mortality, or something bigger that will affect her choices and decisions in the long run according to risk?
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