Maps to Anywhere response

How to draw- I think this short story is filled with an abundance of context. Its so much in this short story that i don't know where to begin. At first I admired the concept of the narrator describing all of the education and experience he has had with art and explaining that he admires the art of amateurs more than professionals. I thought this was pretty interesting because most would oppose to this and think that a amateur artist is not even comparable to someone who gets paid millions of dollars for a painting.

I also found it intriguing when the narrator described his life experiences with his teacher whom he claimed would never master hands. This one line made me think about all the people who told me I couldn't do something, its funny how something so small can take you back to big memories in your life. The teacher whom told the narrator he would never master hands was indeed wrong like the narrator said, I believe this because art is how individuals perceive things, and this varies from person to person.

Last I thought the picture that his brother drew before dying was very significant, the picture is more than just a picture it means much more. For one it is a visual of what his brother was thinking, going threw and his perception of his last moments of life. The picture is not just a picture to me it is a memory of the last picture his brother ever drew, i find it hard to believe that the picture was torn out and crumbled up like that, if that was a picture my brother had drew while on his death bed, i would have cherished that picture for the rest of my life.

Goldberg's Use loneliness response

Use loneliness is one of the best short stories I have ever read. I read it a couple and times and each time   I read it i feel a deeper sense of urgency to become a better person. The simple fact that the author talks about transferring loneliness into a way for a writer to express themselves is pretty interesting. I think most people only look at the bad when in actuality one can use loneliness are any other negative feeling to make them a better person. This is why I love this story so much because the author is describing turning being lonely into a way to connect with others.

The Colonel response

The flow of this story is very fast. It jumps from description to description, not saying this is a bad thing i just think it is very different from other short stories i have read. Most seem to take time going through every single detail where as this short story describes things very fast and vividly. For example " The maid brought green mangoues, salt, and a type of bread. I was asked how i enjoyed the country. There was a brief commerical in Spanish. His wife took everything away." It this short amount of time a lot of things take place i believe this very realistic and i feel the authour did a very good job of describing things in a short and sweet manner. Now that i am thinking about it, to me this is harder to do than spending minutes describing one specific detail.