In Response to Essay Packet

These essays are hard to read at some times, but for the most part they are pretty straight forward. I myself haven’t encountered writings like this until now, but I definitely enjoy them. I like how they begin with mostly factual sentences and statements as an essay normally would, but they have the backbone of a story, which of course follows their factual statements. They mesh together at such a great medium. Though some are on the more extreme, “pushing the envelope” kind of writing, side it is extremely intriguing to read. I found the story by Diane Ackerman, ‘Mute Dancers: How to Watch a hummingbird” to be one of these cases that I have to read it over a few time. It like most of the other essays in this packet begins with statements, descriptions of something in a factual way. In this case facts about the hummingbird. What they do, how they fly at high speeds, going from flower to flower stealing the rich nectar of blossoms, how they prefer red, trumpet-shaped flowers and so on. There of course comes in the opinion though, as she begins to explain why the humming bird apparently does not like to sing. This is interesting because there is no fact behind this, it just seems like a straight out opinion, but it flows into the story she tells next about her neighbor and how she had been needled by hummingbirds.

I like the way these are taken into account as a fictions story that happens to also be an essay or in essay form. It definitely changes the perspective of writings, and has definitely changed how I look at writing. I must say that even though I may not have noticed, it’s very much possible, and probable that I’ve read all sorts of essays but have taken them as a story where the author decided to throw in a few facts.  For the most part these essays are very forward, not hesitating to explain whatever it is the author is writing about and more, this I found in Sunday, especially with the first sentence, “White people couldn’t cook” but then again to truly write one’s thoughts and manifest into a proper writing, one must give into their thoughts to write something that comes from their mind and heart, not something society will necessarily accept right away. These essays are definitely something to be looked into more.