The purpose of this journal entry is to select my favorite and least favorite of the 5 written essays in Chapter 13. My favorite sample essay in Chapter 13 is “Bad Dog” written by Rachel Mays. The reason I chose this sample essay is because I am a dog lover and it really sparked my interest. My least favorite sample essay in Chapter 13 is “Speaking Quiché in the Heart of Dixie” by Gabriel Thompson. The reason I chose this sample essay is because it was too boring to hold my interest.
The details in Bad Dog were very good in the sense that I can actually imagine Chance and how he acted, as well as his owner’s exact thoughts. I can also tell Mays really cares about the dog. For example, the comparison between Chance and the owner when Mays writes “I, too, am growing older” really shows me she cares a lot about Chance. The author of Bad Dog also used a lot of sensory details, which I am fonder of. The descriptions and details in Speaking Quiche in the Heart of Dixie were a great deal more in depth, but I feel myself lose interest from reading too much detail. However, in Speaking Quiché in the Heart of Dixie, there is also a lot of dialogue of characters interacting which shows a great amount of detail. …show more content…
The subjects that Mays was describing in Bad Dog was a lot easier to identify. Sometimes I had to go back and reread in Thompson’s sample essay to make sure I was on the right track. By no means am I saying Thompson’s sample essay was hard to understand, I just prefer simplicity over retracing what I read to find out exactly what’s going on. Bad Dog also had a very obvious purpose in being written whereas Speaking Quiché in the Heart of Dixie’s purpose is less