When most kids are asked what their favorite class is in school, they laugh and say lunch or art class. But I every single year without fail, always say English. As a student of literature I am a very eager learner and look forward to class discussions and activities. I owe my appreciation of literature to my parents, who ever since I could read supplied me with books ranging from “The Three Bears” to my personal favorite, “The Prince of Tides”. Books for me are an outlet to the real world, but also in that outlet, a tunnel into the complexities of human nature and behavior. As I got older, I began to read more complex literature, promoting my evolution into the student that I am today. I am a very analytical person, so I am very interested in the symbolism and hidden meaning that we study in class. I like to break down and discover new ideas in literature through class discussions and am more of a group learner. I started to really appreciate literature at the beginning of sophomore year, during our study of “Catcher and the Rye”. That book made me realize how much thought goes into literature and inspired me to use the English language in a more purposeful manner.
As for my free time, when I am not cheering, playing lacrosse, or doing homework, I am spending time with my friends. I do most of my reading during the summers, because a beach read just isn’t the same in mid January. I love my family very much and do a lot of traveling with them as well. I am very family oriented and am sometimes loyal even when people dont deserve it. I find comfort in the familiar and am not very adaptable to unexpected change. I am more comfortable with gradual change, which may be why the evolution of the English language interests me so much.
The artifact included in this introduction is a picture of my favorite museum, The Musée d’Orsay. The Musée d’Orsay is located in Paris, and the building in which it stands is an old, beautiful, and breath taking train station. I like to think that I look at literature the way I look at the Musée d’Orsay, not only is each and every individual work of art exquisite and complex, but the entire museum as a whole is a work of art in itself. Writing is an art in itself, and the material I learn is like a museum, full of levels and with masterpieces around every corner.
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