My audience would most likely be readers close to my current age of 22 years old. Many people can enjoy a coming of age love story, but I think it hits closer to the hearts of college aged individuals. My writing will include some flashbacks to high school, so I’m sure younger readers would be able to enjoy and relate. My favorite author is Sylvia Plath and I have found in the past that my writing is similar to hers in that it tends to be raw, but delicate at the same time. It is important to tell the complete truth in writing about personal stories, even if it hurts or is somewhat embarrassing, that is what makes my writing real reliable and personable.
My main purpose is to write for myself, this is my story, my scary and personal story about the love of my life. I have been hesitant in writing about someone I am so close to, because we are not perfect [nobody is of course] but we [Camille and I] are very flawed and not the conventional couple. Are we even a couple? My purpose is to be honest and straightforward. I believe most people will be able to relate to my story, experiencing love and pain, jealousy and anger are typical and natural feelings that accompany a relationship. My writing can be used to relate to the feeling of “I am not alone,” having the comfort that many of us are going through the same thing.
I want my essay to resonate with familiarity and comfort in my readers minds. Even if my readers have never been in a relationship it will be relatable because it is filled with typical feelings. There aren’t any tricks or catches to my essay, it’s my view in the journey of a relationship.
I am currently writing my essay in journal form, I feel that I flow the best this way. I will also be using the form of parallelism by alternating the past and present. I am beginning from the present, but sticking in old memories that help give some background and information of my relationship in the years past. I am writing about a relationship that initially started when I was 16 years old, [I am now 22] I have many stories that I would like to tell within the past 6 years.
Besides having my target audience and age group reading my essay, I would like my friends to read it. Since they know me and the person I am writing about, they have the ability to be honest and directly relate to my essay. I do not want this to be a typical “I’m so in love, look at me!” type story, instead a coming of age and maturation ‘journey.’
I am having a difficult time pin-pointing exactly what I'm writing about, my topic is too broad. I am thinking of narrowing in on a recent vacation I took to LA. The trip tyed many loose ends together and inspired me to write this essay.
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4 comments:
Your writing is crystal clear. It is so descriptive, and kinda flows actually, one forgets it's an assignment... Anyway, lemme not get carried away. Beautiful, I understand your topic. I like how you are eager to honestly describe the "raw" emotions, can't wait to read it. My only question/recommedation I guess is if you have considered simply using scenes from over the last 6 years and reflecting on them. Get it? As in instead of narrowing the relationship story down, you could just describe scenes from over the years, with commentary/reflection on the progress y'all have made up to a point (the individual scenes), leading to today, the actual maturity, and victory of the relationship. I hope I understood the gist of it, and I hope my advice can help...
Hey Jess me again. I am so sorry. After posting my comment, I returned to the post and I realized you already plan to do what I recommend, so never mind. It seems you're good to go. I guess what threw me off was the last paragraph. I don't think you need to narrow down the story. Like as long as you don't provide a minute by minute account of the last 6 six years, it's okay. Just select which stories you think best represent the growth y'all have been through.
I couldn't agree more: it's the sort of unabashed (or even abashed, lulz) honesty that typically makes writing compelling and endearing. I think that's why we had to write for ourselves the things we would never write about; that's probably what would make the best sort of writing piece. So yeah, I think you should totally embrace the scariest and most personal aspects of your story. Just a tip: I usually try to ask people if it's ok to write about them. Some might get really angry and find it an invasion of their privacy if they find out. (Maybe the prof disagrees, I dunno.)
I also think you should try to focus on some key events. (6 years! Yeow!) Maybe the one defining moment(s) of the best and the worst of your relationship? It could serve as a very interesting parallel. I also think that it's good that you want your friends to read it: You might want to think of them as being your audience as you write to give the piece a more personal feel?
Yo, I think I wrote too much. My bad. I should add, however, that that is *awesome* that you work with kids with autism! A close friend of mine since middle school has a brother who is autistic, so I know how hard that can be. *Very* admirable.
I think that your topic is a perfect idea for an assignment. I've been in two long term relationships and I know how it can have good and bad days. Whenever you are with someone during the stages that you are growing up its really difficult. That could somehow be incorporated into your paper. I think a lot of people can relate to this. Most people have experianced a relationship where it just completely consumes every part of your live. My boyfriend and I have only been together for two years I think I could write a page for each day we've been together hehe. It's going to be hard to pick and choose events i think its best to go with the most emotional. Even though it's hard I think really emotional writing always turns out to be the best. Hope it works out!
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