"I can hardly wait to leave this place; this is not a home, I think I'm better off alone"
--Three Days Grace, "Home"
By golly! Lena just bought us a nice looking house down in Clybourne Park! It's about time we get outta this "misery". All them "cracking walls and marching roaches" can drive me to drink! I been working hard all my life, in them kitchens and at the home, trying to survive, and now we gots a new home. I couldn't be happier. Except that Walter's upset about it. He's been working like a madman his whole life too yet he's down because we spent a lotta money that could've been his? It don't make sense. It's Lena's money anyway, and we will live in the remembrance of her husband. I sure wish he was happy. It's the first nice thing we ever got. Yet he's selfish and jealous of something that ain't his! Sure, we gotta live next to some "crackers", but fo' once we are getting what we worked day in and day out fo'. We deserve to live in that house, and we can't let some rich white people get in our way of doing so. I sure am excited! I want to get them packing crates and move on out right now- "it's my time" to be happy.
Very cool, Sarah :) The way you wrote the post in Ruth's dialect adds to the verisimilitude of your post. You were really able to expand on Ruth's joy at the move and her inability to reach out to Walter. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you 'peppered' in quotes, yet used the song lyric also. Very cool use of two different types of examples. Like Huda Rabbani said, the dialect makes the blog seem more realistic.
ReplyDeleteThis blog really captures how Ruth would think and her emotions on moving into a new house. The quotes and diction also supports your evaluation of Ruth's thoughts. Great job!
ReplyDeleteYour use of diction and dialect to portray Ruth is excellent, Sarah! For a second, I had forgotten I was reading blog and thought I was reading the play!
ReplyDeleteSarah! Awesome job with you're diction! If i didn't know any better i would have thought you were raised in the same family! Good Work! :P
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