There are books that you can't put down, and there are books that you feel you have to restrain yourself a little. In Witch-Hunt, by Marc Aronson, there are a couple of times I felt the need to turn my-self away. In the book there are many parts before you see chapter one. The Note to the reader, Introduction, And the Prologue. I felt my self turning away in the Prologue and through out the book.
In the prologue, titled Boston, 1688: The Possession of the Goodwin Children. This pretty much just tells you about what was happening while the Goodwin Children were possessed. "Red streaks showed up on their bodies" (36). I felt the need to turn away at this moment because I was envisioning what it was like in the late 1600's. All i saw was three little kids about the age of 5-12 covered on blood red marks all over their bodies. Each mark about a foot long.
Another moment in the prologue that i felt my self resisting was one page after the example above.
"They would be tested into such postures as made the things impossible (37). This quote made me turn away because like I stated before I envisioned what it was like, so all I saw children on the floor in postures no one has ever seen before.
I feel that my resistance says I was not prepared to read a book like this. It also might say that I am scared of what doesn't exist. My resistance might say that the book is complex and you need to be prepared to read a book like this.
In conclusion the book Witch-Hunt by Marc Aronson is a book I felt that I resisted a lot. The book made me realize I am not fully ready to read this book. I made to do some background research because I do not fully understand the book.
In the prologue, titled Boston, 1688: The Possession of the Goodwin Children. This pretty much just tells you about what was happening while the Goodwin Children were possessed. "Red streaks showed up on their bodies" (36). I felt the need to turn away at this moment because I was envisioning what it was like in the late 1600's. All i saw was three little kids about the age of 5-12 covered on blood red marks all over their bodies. Each mark about a foot long.
Another moment in the prologue that i felt my self resisting was one page after the example above.
"They would be tested into such postures as made the things impossible (37). This quote made me turn away because like I stated before I envisioned what it was like, so all I saw children on the floor in postures no one has ever seen before.
I feel that my resistance says I was not prepared to read a book like this. It also might say that I am scared of what doesn't exist. My resistance might say that the book is complex and you need to be prepared to read a book like this.
In conclusion the book Witch-Hunt by Marc Aronson is a book I felt that I resisted a lot. The book made me realize I am not fully ready to read this book. I made to do some background research because I do not fully understand the book.
I liked your response. I think you used good evidence and had a good thesis
ReplyDeletegood response. i like how you said what you learned about the book in the conclusion
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