Author Archives: Chen Fong

Three Thoughts on “The Lottery” There is strong belief for tradition amongst the people in the town about holding the lottery.  They feel it is outrageous to not hold this every year.  This is turning away from developing themselves and … Continue reading →

Shirley Jackson’s comment about modern society in the short story “The Lottery” is a dangerously blind following of tradition which takes away the individual sense of morality.  The title itself displays Jackson’s comments, as a “Lottery” is usually associated with … Continue reading →

My initial reaction to “Politics and the English Language” by George Orwell was a self-reflection of the way I tend to right when given an essay assignment.  Orwell mentions that people are writing what I would call “filler.”  I’m looking … Continue reading →

Through the workshop that we did in class for our Compare and Contrast paper, I realized that my paper had interconnecting ideas.  The reverse outlining we did showed me that I had some form of unity and structure in my … Continue reading →

My first initial reaction to using Twitter for our Huck Finn Hashtag project was what a pain in the behind idea, why can’t we just be normal, read the book, and talk about it in class?  This was mostly because … Continue reading →

My favorite part of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is when Tom finally re-unites with Huck to free Jim from captivity.  Never mind that Huck has to pose as Tom, it is the elaborate and ways to “spice things up” … Continue reading →

One thought that came up for me while reading through the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is Huck’s reasoning with himself to find the best answer he sees fit according to his own judgment.  It is evident that Huck does things … Continue reading →