For my Thoreau vs. Crane essay I demonstrated that Henry
David Thoreau author of Walden and
Henry Crane author of Maggie: a Girl of
the Streets convey similar tones towards themes of materialism and
possessions; however they convey contrasting attitudes towards the influence of
someone’s surroundings on their life (fate vs choice) and the theme of self
reliance. Although I the paper was enough to earn an A I turned it in Late and
therefore my letter grade dropped to a B. This was a valuable lesson to me that
Turning in work on time is as important if not more important than having a
good product. In the future in whatever work that I do I realize it will be
essential for me to meet my deadlines and the punishment for not doing this
could be much more severe than a drop in a letter grade.
Walden
was a very challenging book to comprehend and I found myself rereading a page
multiple times to fully understand Thoreau’s meaning. Completing it however,
was extremely helpful. This assignment helped me to think critically about what
I am reading probably more than anything I had done previously. The ability to
pull themes out from what I am reading is a crucial skill especially in the CAP
program where many of our assignments focus on the theme of a text or other
media forms. This will help me later in life, not only when doing other
assignments but whenever I might be analyzing a book that I am reading.
Before completing this assignment I
was unsure of myself when it came to identifying themes in what I read. I felt
overwhelmed upon entering this program because I felt that I did not develop
this skill in middle school. Now I am much more confident in my ability to find
themes in readings and compare different works.
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