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September 21, 2005
"Seeing"--Annie Dillard
Hi Everyone--
I do not know if we are supposed to blog about this or not, but I am anyways! I was not really impressed with this essay. Although I really enjoyed the main point of the essay, it took me a while to wittle down the numerous examples and explanations. I think the core of the essay is the following statement, from Paragraph 8, "The lover can see and the knowledgeable can see,". This statement is basically saying that those who want to see things, can see the tiny things in life. Those who want to see the birds in the trees will be able to see them, those who want to experience every aspect of nature will. I definetely agree with this statement. So many people blow through life and leave no time to experience what they could. I think that only focusing on the biggest part of life deprives someone of the most interesting part of life. The part of the essay that was most interesting to me was Dillard's descriptions of blind people who were given the gift of sight later in life. Many did not appreciate it and were stunned by the vastness, color, size, and detail of their world. This was interesting to me because it shows how much we take for granted, and how if we don't wish to see the small things in life, we won't. Although I really enjoyed the intentions of Diallard's essay, I think she could have easily obtained these same objectives (maybe even made them more prevalent) if she had made the essay shorter and more succinct.
--Brenna DeCotis
Posted by lciscotis at September 21, 2005 06:59 PM
Comments
I agree with you about this essay. It was way too repetitive; she could have gotten her point across in like half the essay. However, I did enjoy the comparison to seeing a blind person seeing the world for the first time. I did find that part very interesting.
Posted by: Jessica F at September 21, 2005 10:09 PM