Accept the Challenge
During Friday’s class discussion, Gary Snyder’s writing style was a
popular point that was brought up several times. As I read more and more of his
poems, I am noticing some of the trends that were discussed on Friday. The way
that Snyder ends his poems is very interesting to me. In the poem entitled “For
the Children”, the last lines are: “…stay together…learn the flowers…go light”
(Snyder 86). These three lines are Snyder’s advice to the children, the younger
generations. I feel as though Snyder attacks a problem, broad or specific, in
each of his poems and in the final stanzas or lines, he gives his solution.
One other key point that stuck out in my mind from the discussion on
Friday was Dr. Taylor’s challenge to temporarily suspend personal beliefs in
order to better understand the way that Snyder writes and approach the ideas
and beliefs with an open mind. Coming into this situation with a solid
structure of beliefs and core values makes reading this style of writing more
difficult but Dr. Taylor’s challenge is a test of maturity. Being able to step
out of one’s mold and re-approach the world with a different perspective is a
task that will broaden the horizons of what I can see in the world. Becoming
aware of surroundings and different opinions is how people learn, so through
this experience, I accept Dr. Taylor’s challenge.
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