Mimicking Hurston's Style:
With that, Julia stopped trying to trust. Trust, the warm, cozy blanket of sunshine that lays just behind a cloud of uncertainty. That complex wonder, with the resilience of an uprooted flower: simple to extinguish, nearly impossible to revive. What gains have trust from shining when storms appear? She retreats behind her clouds, her safe spot. She hides in the shadow of disillusionment, ignoring any coaxing and calling from her betrayer, all warmth gone. She would start to find little rays of trust peeping out from behind clouds. But a wave of memories pushed them back behind the clouds. That bold Mark! He might have had a little less nerve than asking her for her trust. She begged her friends to make Mark leave so she could forget him, but Mark wouldn't quit. That might work with true liars, but he was different. She would trust him again when she found out what he knew was the truth. He wouldn't give up on her. And so he persisted. Julia's friends began to see a change in her, and they understood. As if her words weren't proof enough, warm rays of sun began to again appear, as Julia once again extended her hand to Mark. The sun that had never dreamed to shine again emerged from her cloud, slowly, and not as warmly as she once did. She hovered near the cloud, ready to dart back at the slightest hint of rain. But Hope, that gleaming pearl of possibility, had returned, dazzling their lives with its brilliant luster.
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I really like how you compared trust to the sun and tied everything together at the end with hope.
ReplyDeleteI like all the imagery of nature throuhout the passage. I found it easy to picture as an actual being, and not just a concept.
ReplyDeleteI also think it was an interesting twist to have the character turn away from something described as a pleasing feeling.
I really understood the paper (if that makes any sense) through the imagery and the use of the sun vs. the clouds. I love how in the beginning trust is described as "the warm, cozy blanket" its so easy to understand and relate to.
ReplyDeleteI like how the sun represented trust, and how it was referenced often through out your passage.
ReplyDeleteNicely written Jayati...good job in comparing trust to sun, also all the imagery of nature you used was great. It really stood out!!
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