Fiction Readings (Fall Semester)

The most enjoyable reading for me this term was undoubtedly A Good Man Is Hard To Find. I admired the way it was written, where the writing led the reader to believe that the story was going to have another 'happy ending'. The gruesome events that took place shocked me as a reader and bought me back to real life, where results like that are commonly observed. The execution of the family sent shivers down my spine because the author implied that the family was killed instead of describing it (screams instead of bodies). Above all that, the character of the Misfit and the old grandma were really well written and I could relate to their complexities as a human being. The story was bought to life in my imagination, where I could 'see' every scene and dialogue happening right in front of me.

The rest of the readings were also applicable to our course because I believe they related to the common theme of reality. The Metamorphosis, The Offshore Pirate, The Bell Jar, The White Tigers, The Shadow and the Wind,On the Road and Indian Camp, all told stories of real people or individuals coming to terms with reality. I found all of these excerpts/stories to be interesting but the above tale appealed to me the most. I really enjoyed reading all the above stories and even though some of them were tough to read (emotionally), I believe the idea behind them was to affect the reader in such a manner.