"Anyway, Patrick started driving really fast, and just before we got into the tunnel, Sam stood up, and the wind turned her dress into ocean waves. When we hit the tunnel, all the sound got scooped up into a vacuum, and it was replaced by a song on the tape player. A beautiful song called "Landslide." When we got out of the tunnel, Sam screamed this really fun scream, and there it was. Downtown. Lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder. Sam sat down and started laughing. Patrick started laughing. I started laughing. And in that moment, I swear we were infinite."
The events of the passage from Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower are intriguingly and astonishingly blissful which creates a larger than life atmosphere. When the mind is extinguished from all thought, extraordinary sensations of infinity triumph over what is real. The elements of nature that transform a dress into "ocean waves" balance flawless creation with mediocre reality. The beatific harmony of "Landslide" overpowers the echos of cars and rushes of air flooding through the tunnel. When even the simplicity of "lights on buildings" can capture a person in a state of wonder and awe, it is clear the infinite feelings leave an everlasting impact. The repetition of laughing among all three characters involved intensifies the overall euphoric tone of the piece. As portrayed in the novel, infinite is the perfect concept to express such feelings of power and ecstasy.
Your analysis is generally well-written, with good left and right side claims. You could, however, work on your usage of quotes from the passage, or at least quotes longer than just two or three words.
ReplyDeleteYou have stellar adjectives all over the place, which is awesome and a trait that I wish I had. Maybe the fluidity of it suffers a little because you have so many good things to say in only one little paragraph haha loving your blog, keep on writing!
ReplyDeleteTo start, I love the piece you chose to write about; the whole youthful, invincible feel of the paragraph really set the mood for your analysis. You had a fantastic balance of description and inference that allowed your piece to flow and dig deeply into the meaning of the exerpt. The only suggestion I would have is maybe to use more quotations from the passage, but overall it was fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI like it! Your left side descriptions really stick out from the others. The only thing I think you could improve on is maybe the use of some more quotes from the passage.
ReplyDeleteGood job! i like the word euphoric!
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