Literacy Blog #5 –
MSND
April 5, 2013
Today in English class we had to make a connection to the
book we are currently reading. The options for our choices were; connection to
the characters or a similar theme. After some time I came up with a similar
theme, although the connection was loose. The supernatural is what I came up
with. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare the supernatural is
all of the fairies and magic within the kingdom and of course the forest. Forests always seem to have something lurking
in them, fairy tales more often than not have the setting based there, and at a
young age we are taught from these stories not to venture into the forest
alone. Why wouldn't there be something supernatural in one of Shakespeare’s
plays, when there’s a forest filled with magic? The supernatural in The Last
Lecture is Randy’s cancer. The tumors of cancer and cancerous cells in his body
formed from what seemed like thin air. How is it we can have these things grow
inside of us and us not have known about it? How can we not find a way to get rid
of it and stop it from taking away a life? The supernatural is a scary,
exciting, unknown thing in some cases, where we know minimal about it. There
are always stories about the supernatural and it fascinates our society because
of the mystery and little known facts behind it. Sometimes it is made up and
thought of by someone, like Shakespeare’s’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream and
sometimes it takes someone on a journey they were least expecting.
I always enjoy reading your posts. Today is no exception. It's quite an interesting take on how diseases develop and puts it into a somewhat positive light. Great comparison. Good on ya.
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