Day vs. Night!♥

My Photographic Memory!♥

After 12 years of going to school, I have discovered that I am a visual learner. I am good at memorization and I have a pretty good photographic memory. For example, I can look at something and remember it very well later on. I am good at finding my way around new places just by being there once or twice since I am able to record certain objects, for example, in my memory just by glancing at them! I think that the reason why I love visual art so much is because of my way of learning. Also, I think it is possible that spelling is one of my strengths because of my photographic memory. By memorizing how the letters of the word look and are arranged on a page, I can also remember how they are spelled properly! When I look at a text and read it, I can understand and remember it quite well. With this, I am able to memorize speeches quite easily in short amounts of time and other things such as monologues and more. However, I am not very good at listening, (because of my short attention span) which is one of my weaknesses in terms of learning (my friends always complain about this). And for this reason, I do not learn or understand much when I hear or listen to a lecture. Because I have this problem, I should find ways to help myself out. I should take detailed notes during class and maybe even include diagrams or drawings to go along with my notes. Then, when I am at home, I can review by re-reading my notes and studying off of them. This will make my learning much more effective and successful!

Mini Commentary!♥

After Dark Passage:

"On her table is a coffee cup. And an ashtray. Next to the ashtray, a navy blue baseball cap with a Boston Red Sox 'B.' It might be a little too large for her head. A brown leather shoulder bag rests on the seat next to her. It bulges as if its contents had been thrown in on the spur of the moment. She reaches out at regular intervals and brings the coffee cup to her mouth, but she doesn't appear to be enjoying the flavor. She drinks because she has a coffee cup in front of her: that is her role as a customer."

What is Murakami trying to achieve with his use of language in this passage?

Murakami’s style creates an awkward and mysterious mood, which reflects the type of language he uses in this passage. There are many incomplete sentences that the author uses such as, “Next to the ashtray, a navy blue baseball cap with a Boston Red Sox ‘B’.” This creates a sense of awkwardness since the sentences are short and choppy. He sometimes begins his sentences with conjunctions, for example, when he writes, “And an ashtray.” Again this is a different way of writing and therefore makes the reader feel uncomfortable, which is exactly what Murakami intends. He also has no transitions between his ideas; he moves from one idea to another without linking them together. “It might be a little to large for her head. A brown leather shoulder bag rests on the seat next to her.” The fact that he does not include transitions makes the ideas more mysterious to the reader and creates a sense of curiosity. The precise language techniques that Murakami uses reflect the uncomfortable feeling that the reader is left with.

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