If you have read my last post, you should know that I've started to read a book called Taken. My brother recommended it to me and told me it is a very interesting and good book, so I'm going to start reading it!
I currently just started the second chapter in this book. In the first chapter it goes into detail about one of the four main characters life, Judd. He actually runs away from home. This is quite shocking to me considering how he grew up in a Christian home and always listened to his parents. But it says that over the years he drifted from that and became embarrassed of going to church and participating in church related events.
His parents-specifically mom- are very tough on him and he thought that getting away would be a good choice. He didn't do it because it was all overwhelming to him though. He simply did it because he wanted to live a little. (Not a good choice in my opinion) The last sentence of the first chapter says, "Judd Thompson Jr. couldn't wait. This was already the most exciting night of his life" (Jenkins, LaHaye 10). This quote goes further on to support that all he wants is a little fun. I'm curious as to what's going to happen to him though. Will he get caught for running away? Is he going to regret his decision once he realizes what he's doing? How are the other characters going to play a part in his life?
Those are most of my thoughts going into the second chapter. Personally, I would never do anything as risky as to what Judd is doing. I would be too scared of the consequences that I would be bombarded with once reality kicks in.
1. What specific words/phrases demonstrate
your writer’s voice? How / why do these words/phrases showcase your personality
as a writer?
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Some specific words/phrases that
demonstrated my voice in this blog post was, “I would be too scared of the
consequences that I would be bombarded with once reality kicks in.” and/or “He
simply did it because he wanted to live a little. (Not a good choice in my
opinion)” These examples show my voice because I put some of my opinion into in
on how I feel if I were to be in the characters position.
2. What purposeful diction AND syntax choices
did you make to enhance your writer’s voice? You must choose to discuss at
least one diction AND one syntax technique from the list below. Make sure to
include textual evidence from your post where you included the diction and syntax
choices you discuss.
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The purposeful diction I used to
enhance my writers voice was more Low/informal, casual and conversational. For
example, in this blog post I wrote, “This is quite shocking to me considering
how he grew up in a Christian home and always listened to his parents” As you
can see I don’t use a lot of elevated diction because I want the reader to know
my thoughts and not some out-of-the- textbook sentence. The purposeful syntax I
used to enhance my writers voice was sentence length. I used somewhat short
sentences. My example for this is, “He didn't do it because it was all
overwhelming to him though. He simply did it because he wanted to live a little”
I used shortened sentences to get my point across quickly. No need to add more;
just get straight to the point!
