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- Uses anecdotes to explain his journey to this great realization of writing
- receiving the crushing criticism from his friend
- rewriting the paper and finally learning to embrace his own writing style
- gives plenty of context into the writer’s situation
- “Thinks” on the page – writing is literally the progression of his own thoughts, like he is writing this in real time
- hope and excitement about the new essay –> disappointment and anger over the criticism –> depression and despair as he wonders if he’ll ever write a good paper –> renewed excitement and joy as he is able to write a new draft –> satisfaction about his friend’s reaction
- gives very helpful perspective – readers able to connect b/c many have felt the same feelings as a response to a long writing assignment
- Very wordy, tends to ramble about his thoughts and reactions
- long sentences which contain information that helps him connect to college-aged readers
- even mentions this in his writing! (p. 649)