Summer
My LAST post will be on the short section of summer. Olds
reflects on her marriage and small events leading up to the divorce. I enjoyed
this section because not only was it short and easy to read, but she realized
that she was a strong woman and she somewhat overcame her divorce. All of the
poems in this section have something to do with the ocean which symbolizes
power. She is finding power and strength in herself and knowing that the
divorce was not her fault.
I very much enjoyed reading this book and going through a
journey with Olds and her troubles with her marriage. Although these poems were
easy to read and I enjoyed reading them, I will probably never read poem as a
recreational activity. I feel like with poems, you have to dig deeper and find
the symbols and literary devices to find out what the author really means. Instead
of a sweater being just blue, both the sweater and the color blue have significance
to them and you must find the meaning to actually understand what the author
would like to convey.
I liked everyone in my group and if I had to do this project
again, I do not think that I would do anything different, (except for the
procrastination).
-Cami
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