I know the new essay isn’t due until Friday, but I’m starting it now and having some problems. I think calling it a review is making me hesitate a little bit. I don’t know what it really means to write a review. My idea is fine, but does the language have to be different? I don’t know. Also, are we supposed to be talking more about the author in these reviews, or more about the text, and do either of these things require research? Are the other stories enough? I don’t know, I feeling a little lost.
I think the language can be a lot less formal. Maybe we can even be a bit humorous? I think since this is not going to be a long review we don’t have to do as much research we can simply provide a brief explanation of the author. Dara told me to focus on other stories for background about the two stories I’m writing about. I think we’re supposed to focus on the text(s) we’re working with rather than the author. I’m writing about beauty and the beast and I think I’m going to write about how the two stories written by Carter complicates other Beauty and the Beast tales. I can use the other stories to see how Carter complicates other fairy tales as well. I’m just having trouble thinking of how to start it… I have a bit of writers block.