Chris Purefoy: Week 3 Analysis

What themes or concerns in the presented reading are your responding to?

• The main concern I wanted to hone in on with my response is the barrier between the different socioeconomic classes. Through my short story I wanted to explore how this  barrier can affect a relationship between two teenagers. I know that this is a theme that has been see before but i wanted to focus in more on the male's perspective.

What are the materials and processes you used to formulate your response? Why these? If several, which are you most concerned with?

• I did not really use any materials but used the inspiration i got from the theme of the reading.I got my inspiration from this idea of the "background", the things no one sees or put of their mind. This took the form of the narrator's thought process about his relationship. The thought developed in his mind and lead to the conclusion that maybe he isnt the right person for April. Now this thought process and mind set that the narrator has is directly related to the chasm that exists between the socioeconomic classes. 

Why these materials and processes. What are their limitations? What do they allow?

• It was just natural for me to thing about this theme while reading. The limitations might have been that after I had this idea in my head I might have missed some other themes in the reading. However, it allowed for this theme to be the focal point of my response. 

What choices did you make? (For example, the tone of a piece of writing, or the lighting decisions for a photograph.) What led your decision-making about them?

• In terms of the language of the response, I wanted it to be prevalent that a thought process was going on as the story was progressing. I wanted to convey that the narrator was coming to a certain realization. Also in the way he spoke, the narrator has a level of intellect that's not significantly higher than average but hes not at a disadvantage either. However, i wanted to make sure that the reader understands his socioeconomic status through his choice of slang. I choose to go this route with both aspects because I wanted the piece to have this almost natural flow and i believe the choices i made aided that. 

 What did you learn through this response? (You can address new knowledge or new questions you’ve gained regarding the class reading, the materials/processes you used, or both.)

• I learned what writing style I'm most comfortable with as well as what I consider "easy" for me to write I guess.