INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE
REFLECTIVE ESSAY
NAME: IVÁN FERNANDO MARTÍNEZ VALDEZ
Without a doubt, the Blogging Project has been quite satisfactory and it has contributed a lot to my educational development, specifically because I could improve my writing skills, experience with a new app called Blogger and most importantly I had the opportunity to read and analyze the book The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
First of all, the blogging project has definitely ameliorated writing due to the fact that it made it enjoyable. To begin with, as the writing process was not meant to be quite structured, I was able to actually expand my ideas freely without stylistic concern in mind. However, I took into account grammar and proper writing, but it did not interfered with what I wanted to express throughout each entry. Moreover, I learned new vocabulary because of the book and the writing itself that most of the time forced me to look up words to convey the right meaning in context which was essential to understand this book on account of the different metaphors, paradoxes, personifications and comparisons found in this work written by Burnett.
Secondly, Blogger has been of paramount importance to elaborate each entry because it made me reflect what I had in mind to create the perfect scenario for the story. Firstly, designing the blog was pleasing for me as I am the kind of person who appreciates exploring on new things regarding creativity. I have never come across a blogging model design, but I tried my best so that it looks good and consistent. Another aspect that should be mentioned is that this book indisputably belongs to the fantasy genre: therefore, I had to come up with numerous ideas so that the same name of the book is reflected in the design of the blog, which is the garden, and also the photographs that should match with the story, the characters and the context in which they were told. Blogger has a great variety of tools that helped construct everything and accordingly present an appealing work.
Thirdly, the book has exceeded my expectations at all times and left me concise messages that I will never forget. Initially, I chose this book because of what I have been told by one of my teachers, which I have explained in one of my entries and I followed Mary Lenox, who is the protagonist of the book, in her journey. She suffered, she was considered arrogant which at the end was clarified; her tough life story made her develop certain behaviors that were not appropriate, but everything has an explanation. She is an unwanted child and she did not come with that idea by herself, instead her parents told her squarely which was obviously detrimental. Besides the difficult situations she has faced since childhood, she found a way to overcome all the obstacles and thus encounter happiness.
Overall, this Blogging Project has been beneficial in several ways. I am seriously more keen on doing these kind ventures since they only provide advantages to continue growing as a student. Finally, we should all think less about ourselves and more about other people around us. Being selfish can make you unhappy, while thinking and helping others joyful.
