Constructional Response #2

The story “A Dark Brown Dog” by Stephen Crane is very well written but also gets quite depressing. It is told in the point of view of third person. The tone of “A Dark Brown Dog” is a sad one. It seems that the dog tries to be good but everyone beats him up anyway. Some word connotations are “despair” to describe the dogs feelings as he sinks to the ground. Another connotation is “terror” which describes the dogs eyes. The author says “His eyes grew wild with the terror of it.” This text being in third person really makes a different perspective than if it was in first or second. Like, we don’t really know all about any of the characters. All the author tells us about the main character is that he is a child. “A child was standing on a street-corner.” Lastly, the depressing tone of this story gives it a saddening feel. Like their is a heavy weight on your stomach.

The story “The Day I Got Lost” by Isaac Bashevis Singer is very strange and descriptive. It is told in the first person perspective of Professor Shlemiel, who is very forgetful. I think the tone of this piece is rather confused. He always seems to have lost something and is confused about what to do about it. Here are a couple dilemmas in the text, “Where is my pen,” “Where do I live,” and “Where’s my umbrella.” Here are some word connotations. “forgetful” describes how Professor Shlemiel is never remembering to do things. Another is “I am always misplacing things.” Misplacing also shows his forgetfulness in a pleasant way. The first person perspective is great because you always get to learn a lot about the main character and his habits, that is why it is so different from third person. Finally, the forgetful tone makes this story kind of funny. Overall, I think that the two texts, “A Dark Brown Dog,” and “The Day I Got Lost,” are very good stories that have many different qualities.