Story Map
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 18th, 2022
Monthly Archive for April, 2022
Story Map
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 13th, 2022
Story Map
Posted in Depicting the Fantastic on Apr 13th, 2022
Story Map
Posted in Depicting the Fantastic on Apr 13th, 2022
Story Map
Posted in Depicting the Fantastic on Apr 12th, 2022
Story Map
Posted in Depicting the Fantastic on Apr 11th, 2022
Story Map
Posted in Depicting the Fantastic on Apr 11th, 2022
Story Map
Posted in Depicting the Fantastic on Apr 7th, 2022
Semplica Girls
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 5th, 2022
“The Semplica Girl Diaries” by George Saunders is a first person narrative by a less-than-affluent father of two daughters and one son. The narrative is written as journal entries that span over a year in time, with fragmented sentences and rambling thoughts. The format of the writing and language used creates convincing journal entries. Within […]
“Semplica Girl Diaries”
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 5th, 2022
The story “Semplica Girl Diaries” was incredibly written to me. The way that the story actually takes shape as a diary was something that I did not expect even though it was in the title. The story, while having a very important message, also takes a comical route with portraying this message. The use of […]
Life Lessons
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 5th, 2022
In “Semplica Girl Daires” a father starts writing in a journal about his day. The family is not rich but also not poor but somewhere in the middle. Their daughter, Lily, has a birthday coming up and she wants things that are out of their budget. But one day the father wins $10,000 in a […]
Semplica Girls
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 5th, 2022
Reading The Semplica Girls Diaries really through me for a loop. At first I thought we would just be getting a story about a Father, his life, and inner thoughts. Saunders did do a great job in creating the MC and letting us into his inner world about the struggles with money, with children, and everything […]
Story Map
Posted in Depicting the Fantastic on Apr 5th, 2022
“The Semplica Girl Diaries”
Posted in Dissatisfaction, Exploitation on Apr 5th, 2022
“The Semplica Girl Diaries” is a story about being grateful for what you have, as it could change any time. As well as this, it warns people how their lives can change if they make bad financial decisions, no matter how their upbringing was. This is shown with the main character, as he says […]
Semplica Girls
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 5th, 2022
“The Semplica Girl Diaries” by George Saunders is one of the most interesting stories we’ve read this semester, as well as one of the most boring. Its omission of many words like “I” and “are” gave it a new level. In the beginning, the narrator writes that he is keeping this diary for future generations. […]
‘The Semplica Girl Diaries”
Posted in Exploitation on Apr 5th, 2022
“The Semplica Girl Diaries” by George Saunders is an epistolary story in which we learn about a middle-class father who struggles to keep his family happy as well as keeping the appearance of a wealthy family. The father throughout the story is a pitiful character whom the reader can sympathize with, since he is a character […]
Semplica Girls
Posted in Fatherhood on Apr 5th, 2022
“The Semplica Girl Diaries” is told from the POV of a father struggling to make ends meet, who writes about his experiences in the diary that we read. The first person narration creates a very internal effect on the conflict, as it feels less about the problems that happen in the plot and more about […]
Week 12 – The Semplica Girl Diaries
Posted in Exploitation on Apr 5th, 2022
“The Semplica Girl Diaries” by George Saunders is an epistolary story which takes the form of diary entries written by a middle class father. The narrator is highly preoccupied with attaining the appearance of affluence for his family, so when he wins $10,000 in the lottery, he chooses to spoil his daughter Lilly for her […]
The Semplica Girl Diaries
Posted in Exploitation, Women on Apr 4th, 2022
“The Semplica Girl Diaries” was a story that started out somewhat relatable and then took a turn to the disturbing as George Saunders takes a view on wealth and women in poverty. The narrator has begun keeping a journal “for future generations” after turning 40. He and his family (A wife and three children) are […]
Semplica Girls
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 4th, 2022
“The Semplica Girls Diaries” by George Saunders has a very interesting tone. It is established that the narrator grew up very poor, and therefore does not have the best education or the best job. This is reflected in the writing style, which uses incomplete sentences and simple terms; the tone feels matter-of-fact and naïve. This […]