Friday, January 20, 2012

I really enjoyed "Welding With Children" by Tim Gautreaux. It was interesting because the scene wasn't really set, I, as the reader, had to figure it out myself. I prefer this type of writing because it's a prime example of showing and not telling. The story was interesting too. It was about a man who had multiple daughters who all had children out of wedlock. He came to terms with the fact that he thinks he messed up with his own daughters but this story is about how he is determined to save the future generation of his family and make sure his own grandkids are raised correctly. The antagonist in the beginning, Mr. Fordlyson, actually turned out to be the source of our protagonist's epiphany at the end of the story. Our protagonist is confirmed that his choice to help his grandkids was the right one in the end when the youngest, Nu-Nu, says his first word "Da-da" referring of course to his grandfather. His house is now filled with child-friendly things, like a tire swing instead of an old engine hanging from a tree.

1 comment:

  1. Try to engage readers like you do in your videos. You can actually make videos (on your You Tube) and post them in your Blog. Raise the bar...that's what I say. Bry

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