The End of a Semester, But Beginning of a New Interest
This semester has been very challenging, but also interesting. Coming into this class I was not sure what to expect and what types of fiction I was going to read. Taking a look at the syllabus, I recognized a few of the short stories that we were going to read such as "The Lottery", "A Rose for Emily", and "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas". All interesting stories with insane plot twists that I always enjoy reading. However, aside from stories that I already know, I enjoyed some other stories. One example of a story I enjoyed was "The Swimmer" by John Cheever. I actually wrote about this story in my first research paper. I admit that I had to read it about three or four times before I completely understood the plot, however it was very emotional and interesting. Definitely a story that I would recommend. Another short story that I genuinely enjoyed is "Barefoot Gen" by Kenji Nakazawa. I was really intrigued by the author's ta...