Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Research Paper Reflection
During the course of completing this project, I learned some very interesting things about William Faulkner and his writings. I learned about his unique writing style and also more about the literary Modernist movement and a literary writing tool called stream of consciousness. I also learned how hard the research process can be. After doing my first research paper on Nelson Mandela and finding a plethora of information I figured the second time should be much easier because I have had the experience of writing a research paper before. I was mistaken. I originally chose to do my paper on Tennessee Williams, but I had to change to William Faulkner due to a lack of information to support my thesis statement. Faulkner also had challenges. Information on Faulkner wasn't as abundant as Mandela and I had to search very hard and change my search terms often to find valuable and relevant information. In all, I've gained another valuable experience in writing a research paper that due to my struggles is more valuable than my first research paper.
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I appreciate the work that you put into your research. You did it the way it is supposed to be done, and I think that you did learn many things from that experience. Faulkner is an interesting man, and an interesting writer. Sometimes the two things don't go together. He certainly has many human faults when you read the biographical information. His work as a writer, however, is amazing. I have told you before that I am one of those folks who really do not like his work as much as others might. I respect him, but I do not seek out his work. Your work will earn you a better grade than what you see in the comments on your paper.
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