"Ask Me"

Before reading the poem "Ask Me" written by William Stafford I didn't know what to exactly expect. I had the general idea that would concern the narrator being asked some sort of questions. What I liked about the poem is the various ways of interpretation the poem has. For example, some people view the use of the "river" as a negative aspect but I see it as the possibility of change. Another thing I liked about the poem is the use literary elements such as personification and metaphor to tie in the connection of nature to man. What I disliked about the poem is it could get confusing as well as gives the reader an impression of a narrator that just doesn't care about peoples advice. Overall I would recommend this poem to someone else because its descriptive and open to interpretation.

The Yellow Wallpaper

Before reading The Yellow Wallpaper written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, I had an idea that the yellow wallpaper was going to be a prominent part of the story and would be something that would come up through out the story. What I liked about the story is the level of detail that the author made sure to include when describing the wallpaper. By the author doing so I was able to visualize the ugly wallpaper changing form before my eyes. What I didn't like about the story is the ending because the protagonist is able to rip the wallpaper off but Im curious to know what was her fate after that if she ended up in a mental institution or not. Overall I would recommend this story to someone because its interesting and builds up to the climax of the story.

Young Goodman Brown

At first before reading "Young Goodman Brown" written by Nathaniel Hawthorne I didn't really know what to expect. Some aspects of the story I enjoyed is the whole concept that the old man represented the devil. Symbolism can also be seen in the protagonist's wife Faith represents faith literally and how the old man reminds the protagonist of his father. Something else I enjoyed about the story is the fact that the narrator found a sort of enlightment and opened his eyes of the people he held in such high regard although they were following the devils path the whole time. Something I dislike about the story is the fact that the narrator doesn't go into detail about other characters such as faith since thats a character that I'm curious to know more about. Overall I would recommend this story to a friend because Nathaniel Hawthorne does a great job in raising the idea if whether or not the narrator was dreaming or actually experienced seeing all these people following the old mans path.