Revision of Blog Review

Annika Wahlsten

807

3-14-15

Revision of Blog Review

Natashas Blog: http://natashasbookblog26.blogspot.com/

Original Blog Review: http://riotgrrlreads.blogspot.com/

I choose to write about Natasha critical analysis about "The Impact of Divorce on Young Children and Adolescents" because although I had read some of the books she responded in other posts, I had a personal connection with the critical analysis because my parents are divorced. Natasha uses a lot of evidence and backs up her thoughts making her analysis more credible. Although the view of her sources and the overall tone of the essay was based on something I deeply disagree with its very well crafted.

In the first paragraph Natasha describes the article and author's craft which is really useful because the reader hasn't read the article. Then in the second paragraph she goes into the aspect of the article which  explains how the loss of love negatively affects children. When Natasha elaborates on her evidence she really cares about the issue and that makes the reader feel like it matters. In her third paragraph she goes into detail on how teenagers are affected by divorce versus children she uses a lot of eloquent evidence to support her ideas. But more than evidence she goes into lengthy elaboration that clarifies how her evidence correlates with her main points.

This article and Natashas response connected with me on a personal level because I'm a child of divorce. Natasha analysis really explained some of my feeling as a child when my parents first got divorced when I was five. For example natasha gives a quote, “The dependent child’s short term reaction to divorce can be an anxious one...There can be separation anxieties, crying at bed times, breaking toilet training, bed-wetting, clinging, whining, tantrums, and temporary loss of self-established self-care skills, all of which can compel parental attention.” This quote along with Natashas analysis shows the experience for a divorce child as a toddler and a teenager, all of which I can testify to.

I also disagree a little bit with the idea that nothing good comes from divorce. I believe yes, there are many hardships with separation anxiety but it can also teach independence. Being able to get your belongings together by yourself and go to the other parents house. Also being away from one of your parents all the time makes it easier to go away from home making collage a better experience. Kids of divorce can also react and adapt to the environment around them quicker than most children. But I respect natasha opinion because she skillfully adds in her evidence and opinion, also she incorporates the authors opinion alongside her own. Although I don't agree with the essay it is very well written and I hope to use some techniques I saw in Natasha blog post for some of my responses.

Annika Wahlsten

807

3-1-15

Revision of Inquiry Questions

1. Whose perspective is missing

My independent book, The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray is the third book in series. Its about three girls exploring their powers in a magical other realm. The book is set in the late 1800s and the main character Gemma is the only one with magical powers, this leaves resentment from her friends Felicity and Ann who rely on Gemma to enter the realms. The book is shown through Gemmas perspective for many reasons.

For example if it were shown through Anns perspective the story would focus on Anns troubles like the fact that she's an orphan and feels like she has no future, these are valid problems but a completely different story from the one the author wants to tell. There would be less of a plot because most of the events in the book take place around Gemma and her magic.

Also if the book was Felicity's perspective you would get the outlook of blind frustration towards Gemma for holding all the magic. Also Felicity has very troubling family issues that we discover as her and Gemmas friendship grows. This gives felicity more depth from Gemmas first meeting with her, where she seems like a shallow bully.

 With Gemmas perspective you see how much pressure she has with all her power and your have more insight. Gemmas perspective also makes the mythical world more serious and real to the readers because its very real and scary to Gemma, You also get more of the Magical elements of the book through Gemma almost like Felicity and Ann are secondary characters for Gemma to have support, and their backstory are only relevant because they give them depth so they aren't just meaningless characters. Thats why the author choose Gemmas perspective.
Here's the link to the original: http://riotgrrlreads.blogspot.com/