It was
Christmas Eve. Fog stuck to the tarmac at Lindbergh Field. My family was
planning on traveling to Boston to visit our family. In Boston, they were
expecting over two feet of snow to fall just around the time our plane would
land. However, we were hopeful that the tarmac in Boston would be clear for us
to land. Shortly before boarding the plane, we heard a dreadful announcement.
There was a change of plans. The
snow continued to fall at a steady pace in Boston, and our flight would now
leave around 8 am. My family and I called my grandmother and confirmed with her
that it would still be acceptable to arrive at her house later than expected,
and we decided to sleep over in the uncomfortable airport chairs. My little
sister broke out in tears because she realized that she would not get presents
from Santa. After getting evil looks from almost everyone in the airline, we
were able to settle her down. After waking up in time for our flight to
descend, we could not find my little sister.
My
parents alerted the security guards in a state of panic. We had everyone in the
airport searching for my young sister. The police also began the search
everywhere around Lindbergh Field. Just as we began to lose hope, we looked up
to see two policemen walking hand-in-hand with my sister.
After interrogating
her to find out why she wondered off, my family and I finally got a straight
story from her. She wanted to search the whole airport in the middle of the
night to wait for Santa to show up at the airport. We were just happy to be reunited with her, and she was excited to see all of her presents waiting for her in Boston.
Reflection:
A) I found the document "The Plot Sickens" by Fanny Howe very interesting and remarkable. Howe's critics to young authors made me realize how different the world is today than it was ten years ago. In student's essays, she found more violence and endings that often ended in death or other forms of violence. Howe states, "The students plotted their stories so that all kinds of terrible things would happen to their protagonists, but in the end it was arranged that everyone, alone or together, would work their way out of trouble and get on with their lives." Franny also goes on to blame this on the Economy is the main reason students find it difficult to find a happy ending to their story. Young contemporary authors are influenced by many forms of entertainment showed on the television, and these movie stars are always on view for us to see so we often forget the immense amount of money they make.
B) My free-write deviates from her claim that most young authors don't solve the problem to their story, and it often ends in violence. Howe claims, "The plot snaps or explodes. Clearly these young writers can't figure out how to solve the problems they created in the first few pages." My essay, however, ends with the child happily finding her family again. There was no violence or mayhem involved in the solution. Franny's claim may be true for most writers, but that does not include me.
Reflection:
A) I found the document "The Plot Sickens" by Fanny Howe very interesting and remarkable. Howe's critics to young authors made me realize how different the world is today than it was ten years ago. In student's essays, she found more violence and endings that often ended in death or other forms of violence. Howe states, "The students plotted their stories so that all kinds of terrible things would happen to their protagonists, but in the end it was arranged that everyone, alone or together, would work their way out of trouble and get on with their lives." Franny also goes on to blame this on the Economy is the main reason students find it difficult to find a happy ending to their story. Young contemporary authors are influenced by many forms of entertainment showed on the television, and these movie stars are always on view for us to see so we often forget the immense amount of money they make.
B) My free-write deviates from her claim that most young authors don't solve the problem to their story, and it often ends in violence. Howe claims, "The plot snaps or explodes. Clearly these young writers can't figure out how to solve the problems they created in the first few pages." My essay, however, ends with the child happily finding her family again. There was no violence or mayhem involved in the solution. Franny's claim may be true for most writers, but that does not include me.
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