Little failure

I found his story to be interesting. I got into the book because I wanted to know what was his point in telling this story? Was it to inform people of his up bringing? Was it to ensure immigrants like him that things get better? Or was it to make people laugh? I enjoyed that it had no main focus, that each chapter had its own topic and sometimes the topic didn't relate to the whole book. I felt like I could relate to him. For example when he was in the Jewish school and realized that he was second place to the boy who made the funny noises; he wasn't the biggest loser. I analyze the world that way too. I tell myself that at least I have a home even though my family has a lot of problems. I know what it feels like to have expectations put upon me by my family members. I understand how Gary feels for his father: pity. I feel the same way for my mother and uncle. I dreaded  the reading in the beginning because  what connections could I possibly have with a Soviet Union immigrant? I love how he details everything, because I myself go into details when I write stories. It was a very tediously interesting book.

Black women writers

I found this text to be extemely interesting and I felt the same way about the rest of the texts. I love that you've picked out debatable topics for us to read about. But the first text we read about women writers appealed to me most, because I aspire to be a writer. I never thought about the impact that my writing may have on my family. I also never thought about writing about my childhood and family life. The writer states that writing about her experience may cause family members to distance themselves from her. I believe that although this may be true, writers should still publish what they feel they need to. I've been writing in a diary since I was in 7th grade, back then I would of been so mad if someone was to read it. But now that I'm older I've been thinking about publishing it. I notice that I write for my future audience. There are things in there that shows my true feelings and thoughts about family members that they won't be too happy about. If they were to distance themselves I would be sad, but they would have to remeber that these are my past feelings. This text has helped me to think about my future as a writer and what I am  willing to admit to my future audience.