Personal essays are the most difficult types of essays to analyze because so much of the content is prevalent in daily life. I’m the type of person who realizes that nothing ever turns out perfect, and that our imperfections are often our greatest achievements. So, in one aspect, I’m satisfied that my work is still a piece in progress. Even though everyone’s essay is technically a piece in progress, some may not recognize it or even acknowledge it. Even since I finished writing my essay, more events have occurred and these events will shape my family for the rest of our lives. My sister found out she is having a girl on Thursday, and in less than a day my parents had decided to turn my old room into a nursery for after the baby is born. They’re ecstatic about being grandparents.
Some of the things I was not satisfied with are the lack of information I put into my essay. Sometimes when I read it I feel like it’s just a detailed history more than a story. In all the books I read outside school, I look at them two ways. Sometimes a story is indepth, interesting, and I feel myself connecting with the character. In this case, after stepping back and re-reading I feel like I’m just sitting there listening but not having any part of the story. Very unusual considering it’s a personal essay, but if this wasn’t about my family/my life I would feel like an outsider in this essay.
I would have liked to make this essay feel more personalized, but I’m not really sure how to do that. I would have liked to have some more technical aspects of an essay, but I realize it was not fitting to this assignment.
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