I liked the way that the stories were segmented; it brought
in a new style.
I really enjoyed reading “Debriefing.” Not only was it
separated by the subheadings, but within that it was very disjointed. Each
paragraph or sentence underneath the heading seemed to me kind of list-y, in a
way, because it always related back to the title of that section in some way.
Particularly in “What Is Upsetting,” each paragraph starts with “to (blank)”
and then goes on to say something that would be upsetting to the narrator and I
found that interesting. It was obviously segmented, but still coherent with a
clear plot that unfolded nicely over the course of the story.
After finding out how the story ends and going back over
each heading, it is intriguing to see the way each was titled and how that
relates to the overall theme and plot, and that makes me think of why Sontag
may have chosen them and from where they came. This technique is something that
I think would be fun to experiment with just to see where I could go with it. I’m
not sure if it would be easier or harder. Some of the paragraphs are clearly
related and directly drive the plot forward, but others are more stream of
consciousness, abstract kind of thoughts that could be irrelevant if wrongly placed,
so I think it would take a lot of care and thought to make it make sense.
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