Similar with Pangucci, in The Collected Works of Billy The Kid, Ondaatje uses white space to show passage in time. You can especially see this on page 34. However, the tone in this reading isn’t as friendly as Pangucci's. With repetitive words such as “black,” “dark,” and “cold” I felt this story was more mysterious. A lot of colors such as “white,” “black,” and “blue” were repeated often as well. Even the setting, a house in the middle of a big ranch, makes me feel this reading might be considered more of a horror story. It was interesting to see that Ondaatje begins and ends his story with a poem. I feel like poems have more emotional impact on a reader than just full lines of text. Since I am more of a visual person I also really liked how Ondaatje incorporated a picture of the characters as well. Overall, both authors use vastly different tones and use a variety genres to tell their stories. Personally, I enjoyed how Pagnucci relayed his story. Did anyone like Ondaatje's approach better?
I was extremely fascinated by Living the Narrative Life. The white space following the title “Telling Your Own Story,” allowed me to pause and think about what this reading might be about. This reading was nothing like I had expected. Maybe it was because of Pagnucci’s conversational tone, or because I felt myself in the scenes as he was telling the stories of his childhood. Either way, I felt like I could relate to him. Couldn’t you? In the beginning I liked how Pagnucci briefly touches on his first time he bought a comic and a car accident that led him to be “clumsy” and “uncoordinated.” Beginning a new paragraph Pagnucci smoothly transitions away from his childhood and explains in a more academic tone how important our personal narratives are. Academic quotes are incorporated, breaking up the reading. However, Pagnucci brings readers back to where he started, talking about his first comic book and the car accident. This time he goes into even more detail than before. I felt like this really worked for his piece. It was also interesting to see how each of Pagnucci’s stories led into another story. These stories, filled with detail, dialogue, and emotion really engaged me in the reading.
Similar with Pangucci, in The Collected Works of Billy The Kid, Ondaatje uses white space to show passage in time. You can especially see this on page 34. However, the tone in this reading isn’t as friendly as Pangucci's. With repetitive words such as “black,” “dark,” and “cold” I felt this story was more mysterious. A lot of colors such as “white,” “black,” and “blue” were repeated often as well. Even the setting, a house in the middle of a big ranch, makes me feel this reading might be considered more of a horror story. It was interesting to see that Ondaatje begins and ends his story with a poem. I feel like poems have more emotional impact on a reader than just full lines of text. Since I am more of a visual person I also really liked how Ondaatje incorporated a picture of the characters as well. Overall, both authors use vastly different tones and use a variety genres to tell their stories. Personally, I enjoyed how Pagnucci relayed his story. Did anyone like Ondaatje's approach better?
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