A Random Reflection

Alright, here we go, a random blog post. Firstly, I will begin with addressing the interactive oral which we had yesterday. It was our final interactive oral and definitely wan't our best to say the least. I felt that I didn't provide much substance to the discussion this time and feel that overall, as a class, we were definitely not engaged with Chronicle compared to A Doll's House. The one we did on Ibsen's "A Doll's House" was very thought provoking and intellectually stimulating however, yesterday was sadly a disappointment. I do feel that it was in some ways beneficial to our understanding of the book such as exploring the contextual considerations that it encompasses. I personally prepared the biographical and historical aspects even though they were slightly under-discussed as whenever we would talk about them there would be an abrupt change of topic. This resulted in us not exploring the historical aspects in very thorough detail. (I'll take the blame for that one :D) 

Now onto my next train of thought. Recently, I have been contemplating choosing between Chronicle of a Death Foretold and A Doll's House. I think that I, personally, enjoyed A Doll's House more than I did Chronicle. The first time I read Chronicle left me in a sea of confusion. However, after analyzing it with the class, I picked up on the subtle nuances that Marquez incorporates in his "Magic Realism" style (which is a discussion for another day). I'm still unsure whether I want to go with Chronicle of a Death Foretold or A Doll's House however, I am leaning ever so slightly towards A Doll's House. 

Finally, I am almost done my reflective statement however, I am stuck on what to write with the remaining word count. Well I guess that's me done for now with this blog post. See you some time else where I'll probably discuss which book I will choose for the interactive oral and also "review" (criticize) certain aspects of Marquez' book which I did not like. I still think he's a great writer!