Out of the many short stories I've read in the past week or two, I would say To Da-Duh was one my favorite. I would say this one was one of my favorites because it includes tons of descriptions and comparisons between New York and Barbados that help contribute to the theme or plot of the story. Also, I really liked how this story included different adjectives and descriptions that help add context and a visual idea of certain characters. In the beginning of the story in the first couple of paragraphs the author includes certain descriptions that helps me to picture of what certain characters look like.
For example in paragraph three it states "Her face was drowned in the shadow of an ugly rolled-brim brown felt hat, but the details of her slight body and of the struggle taking place within it were clear enough- an intense, unrelenting struggle between her back which was beginning to bend over so slightly under the weight of her eighty-odd years and the rest of her which sought to deny those years and hold that back straight, keep it in line." Those coupe of lines tell the readers that she was over eighty years old, she was skinny and lean and she had a slight bend in her back from previous
struggles.
Reading Log:
September Monday-Friday: Read & Annotated four short stories- 75 minutes
September 25th- Grace, Gold and Glory: 188-205 pages- 20 minutes
September 27th- Grace, Gold and Glory: 206-222 pages- 15 minutes
September 28th- Siddhartha: 3-30 pages- 15 minutes
I LOVED DA-DUH TOO! It was so interesting seeing how the two worlds of the grandmother, and the granddaughter contrasted. Their arguments over which was better were entertaining as well.
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