When the hurricane survivors spoke about their problems, the girl who was about to cry talked about loosing someone. She was able to release her feelings. Through talking, she understands herself and others in a similar situation.
Does writing help you as much as talking does?
Talking about where she came from made OtherS understand her. Jerry found out who he was by writing down memoirs.
What does Jerry want to find out about himself?
Are tragedies such as the hurricanes in 2005 worth writing about and remembering?
Franklin, Antoinette, and Iriel Franklin. "“I Really Miss So Much About New Orleans…”."
StoryCorps. NRP. 1 July 2008.
Waxler, Jerry. "Is Writing a Memoir Theraputic?"
Memory Writers Network. 28 Sept. 2007. 1 July 2008
4 comments:
I like your question about the tragedies and whether it is worthwhile to write about these. What do you think?
Even though I do not like to read tragedies but I think they are a important part of literature.
I agree with Sean, I believe that writers write not to just find out who they are; I believe they write to express their feelings and emotions. They try to convey them as best as possible, showing us the pain, happiness or whatever they feel so we can learn from it, or maybe even to help with our own personal conflicts in our lives. Looking at some of his questions I believe writing can be just as helpful as talking can depending on the person and the situation in which needs the help. I also think that in our world today tragedies such as the hurricane need to be remembered, they bring people together, and teach other generations the history of our world today for the future.
I agree with Seans opinion on why people write or talk about tragic events. Not just to find who they are, but to realease their emotions on the issue that they've been holding inside. These survivors of Katrina released these emotions by talking about this experience, the fears they had and what they did to get through them. Waxler discovered himself by writing about it. He also realized that by writing about his problems he was able to adjust his mood. Sean did a good job realizing that you can release this inside emotions either way. Whether it be writing or talking, it will help.
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