Goldberg

  The stories in the Goldberg reading are very moving.  The first few sentences in the first two stories are what caught my eye when reading them.  I feel that the first few sentences of a short story are the most important because of the message they are trying to tell you. I am going to be talking about the story "Use Lonliness".  This story made more of an impact than the other stories did.  Lonliness is always something I think most people are afraid of and this story is a perfect way of understanding lonliness.

     "Use of Lonliness" made an impact of me because of the language and how it was very strong.  The one sentence that stood out to me was "No I don't get used to it.  I take a cold shower every morning and every morning it shocks me, but I continue to stand in the shower.  Lonliness always has a bite, but learn to stand up in it and not be tossed away."  I have always been afraid of being lonely and even though we al want to be happy and with someone, it does not always happen the way we want.  We have to perservere through what life gives us and it will help us in the long run. 

  The short stories have come to be my favorite because there are a lot more meaning than the poems.  I thought the poems did not show enough of who the author is where the short stories are very personable.  I am sad to be leaving short stories but I am sure the essays will be just as fun!