Journal 2

It was interesting to see how everyone else treated the personal narrative assignment. Each person who presented seemed to take it in a different direction as far as style is concerned. My favorites of those who presented were My First Funeral, First Cigarette, and My First Drink. My First Funeral did a great job with telling a story believably form the perspective of a 6 year old child. Hearing that narrative made me think more critically about my own narrative which is supposed to occur around the same age. I enjoyed First Cigarette because many of the descriptions took me back to moments in life. I always appreciate it when a writer can evoke a flood of memories or emotions. My First Drink does a great job at telling a story, without actually telling too much of what actually happened. Overall, these stories have qualities which I myself want to incorporate into my own work.