Recitatif by Toni Morrison started out as a very heartfelt story. In the beginning of the story when the narrator, Twyla was talking about being dropped off at the orphanage, I felt very sad for Twyla and also the girl that Twyla rooms with, Roberta. Twyla did not want the reader to feel any sympathy for her thought. This can be seen on page 1174, "People want to put their arms around you when you tell them you were in a shelter, but it really wasn't that bad". Twyla's experience at the shelter was not as bad as most people make it seem. Twyla and Roberta did have issues with the age group older than them however. They were bullied by them and never were able to get along with them. Roberta and Twyla eventually left the shelter and each went their separate ways. I again felt sad for Twyla after she left her friend, and also when they had a run in years later. While she was serving at a restaurant, Roberta walked in and seated with some friends of hers. Twyla was excited but her run in with Roberta was not what she was expecting, Roberta pretty much blew her off and didn't want any part of her.
The way this story was told, I was able to connect to it and feel the heartaches. Toni Morrison did an excellent job connecting the readers emotions to the characters in the story by using Pathos. The part of the story that really caught my attention was when she didn't want any sympathy for being in the shelter. It made me think of her as some sort a tough, independent young girl.
Recitatif - Toni Morrison - 1174-1187
Hey Patrick!
ReplyDeleteNice job on this reading analysis! I really liked the way you talked about how reading the story made you feel, you seemed to really be able to feel the emotions of the story and I think you did a good job of explaining why. I liked the part where you said the character had a certain attitude about sympathy and then you gave us a quote to back that up. I think you did a great job.
Howdy Patrick!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your analysis of Toni Morrison's "Recitalif". I agree it was easy to feel the various troubling situations. Particularly the "heartaches" as you state when Twyla was blown off by Roberta. Anyways, great work throughout the semester! Best of luck on all of your goals/plans, buddy.
Hello and good afternoon Patrick!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your analysis of "Recitalif" by Toni Morrison. I liked how you wrote about how you felt about it and how you interpenetrate the reading as a tale not seeking sympathy. I had not thought of it that way before. I felt that the tale evoked a very emotional response in every page, even if the narrator wasn't seeking such a reaction. Maybe that is why
it brings such a reaction. Great job!