“Your eyes can deceive you, don’t trust them. Stretch out with your feelings!
+Obi-Wan Kenobi
“Night Song” is a tale about Stephen Kuusisto’s childhood
memories as a blind person. What I enjoyed most about this story was the
irony behind the author’s blindness. By describing his experiences through
alternative senses—mainly through hearing—the author is able to give readers a ‘visual’
picture of each setting he encounters. Aside from that, Kuusisto cleverly
arranges his sentences to elicit a desired emotion. Excitement is expressed
through staccato-like sentences, such as his interaction with a horse. Most
importantly, I’ve learnt that the gift of sight may not always be a good thing.
Personally, I find it difficult to focus with my eyes open, but when I close my
eyes; my world becomes clear and that’s when I’m able to make sense of things.
Cool. I like the inclusion of the "staccato-like sentences." In order to make your point stronger, you need to include an example, though. And drill down to expose why that writing style produces excitement.
ReplyDeleteOn page 33, is he just creating a new kind of scene? Instead of piling detail on detail in one paragraph, he uses many paragraphs, perhaps to suggest that the experience of hearing one thing after another is different than the experience of seeing many things at the same time.
DW