1)In a sense in his essay "The Art of Eating Spaghetti" is personal. At the beginning of his essay, he shares some personal thoughts with the readers. Baker expresses how he feels about himself as well. Most importantly, he reveals some of his goals in life. Therefore, Baker is writing informally.
2)In the first sentence of Bakers's introduction paragraph he tells the readers his main goal. Baker writes "The only thing that truly interested me was writing, and I knew that sixteen-year-olds did not come out of high school and become writers(60)."This is a very personal and important topic for Baker. He admits that he knows their is a small chance of him making it as a successful writer.However, he still likes to think of himself as one because it gives him a sense of identity. Even the slightest thought of him becoming a writer made him happy.
3)Russel Baker's purpose for his essay is to inform readers about how his dream of becoming a successful writer came about. He starts off by telling the readers that the only thing that interest him is writing. Russel then shares an important moment in his life with the readers. He specifically talks about his experience in his third year English class.He ends up writing and turning in an essay that originally was not meant to be turned in. Russel thought his teacher Mr. Feagle would be upset about his essay. However, he ended up favoring his essay over all the student's essay's.
4)Russel Baker's essay is exactly like a narrative. He was not formal at all. In his introduction paragraph, Baker talks about the downside of being a writer.He admits "It was so obviously not real work,not a job at which you could earn a living"(60).In a casual way Baker was admitting how unrealistic it sounded for him to think being a writer would be an acceptable profession knowing it would not bring in any money in for him to survive.
My mom, stepdad and I are
in the car going to Gary, Indiana from Cincinnati, Ohio. We are making a trip
there because my step dad searched on craigslist and found a car he wanted to
buy. For days now he communicated with the owner about the car. He already let
the owner know we were coming to purchase the car today. My step dad is the
designated driver on our short two-hour trip to Indiana. He is a very joyful
person that does not allow anything to bring him down. On the passenger side
beside him is where my mother was seated. My mom is a very caring and
hardworking woman. At the back in front of the driver's seat is where I am
seated. As for me, Music is something I have a love for. We have been driving
for a while and already passed downtown. This is just the beginning of a long
day that at first seemed joyful then suddenly sad.
1).E.B. White was able to recall events that happened in the past.He not only talked about personal events,White also talked about all his observations.He writes about what he smells,see's,and the sounds that he comes across.White is able to express how he feels as well. E.B. is very specific about everything he says because it has a meaning behind it. E.B. White's ability to recreate the setting is what makes "Once More to the Lake" a strong narrative.
2)Observations on the present,in comparison to the past work the most effectively in the narrative.White makes observations about objects,animals,people and the sceneries. If one read carefully,you would see that E.B. White felt the lake in Maine never changed. Physically,everything is the same. He comes back to camp every year and everything is just as he left it.At times it feels like he never left the camp to begin with.
3)In the narrative White is fishing when a dragonfly comes on the tip of his rod. White then points out that "It was the arrival of this fly that convinced me beyond any doubt that everything was as it always had been,that the years were a mirage and there had been no years." White makes it clear that he feels nothing has changed about this camp. E.B. feels the years are an "optical illusion" and does not believe it has been years since he has been to the camp. White get's even more specific when he starts naming object's from last time he saw them. He comes to the conclusion that there are no differences. Everything is the same.
