I have never had a Twitter before today, so I am interested in how this will play out. Social media in my opinion is taking over the market and peoples’ lives. The traditional method of discussing a work of literature is to meet in a room and talk about it face to face. However, with the creation of sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter, it has revolutionized the way people interact with one another.
Utilizing twitter will definitely be an interesting way of exploring Huck Finn because it is not a discussion method I have used before. To me, Twitter are two to three sentences that people want to share with the world at a specific moment in time. It’s like Facebook; except everyone that follows you will receive it and it isn’t an ignored notification in the corner. As for if it is an effective method, I’m not quite sure. It is an innovative one because it utilizes a familiar method from the youth and allows them to comfortably discuss something they would’ve probably never talked about.
Usually, when I’m reading a book, I have little reactions to the plot in my head. I note small things like, “Wow, this character is so stupid,” or “I wonder if I would’ve done the same thing.” However, with Twitter I think this will allow me to fully explore these reactions with my fellow classmates. It will better my experience with the book, analyze the plot and promote peer review.
Something that I did not mention in my blog post was how this would be a new way of having a class discussion analyzing a book. I feel that this is a very big factor in how engaging this particular project will be because trying new ways to do things always seems better than doing the same thing over and over again. Your post made me realize, yet, another reason why I feel this project is something that would engage me. However, it also made me realize how challenging it might become because it is such foreign nature, something we, as students, are not used to doing. Therefore, I too am excited to see how this plays out.