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"In Wyoming" by Mark Spragg was a stark contrast from "You do not belong here" by Jaquira Diaz. While I enjoyed both readings, which provided detailed imagery and explanation for places that each author considered home, the tone Diaz used to expand upon not only the concept of home but the feeling on not belonging and then later tying in topics such as ethnicity, race and culture. Her tone not only conveyed deep topics, but deep emotions for how she was affected by these topics in the very place where one would expect acceptance, kindness, love and approval. While Spragg received this sort of welcome to his own home because his expectation for homecoming met his reality Diaz's did not.…
I really enjoyed reading In Wyoming. As someone who has never visited Wyoming or hardly anywhere on that side of the country, I found Spragg's descriptions to paint pictures in my mind and give me a very good idea of what it would be like to visit. I especially liked the short sentence structure and lack of unnecessary wordiness that many associate with detail. My favorite line of In Wyoming was, "Shade is a random luxury. There is nearly always at least a breeze. Like death and taxes, it can be counted on." I found the sarcastic yet serious tone to be great and I also found many of his earthy descriptions to be relatable to where I lived in Michigan and…
In the piece "In Wyoming," Mark Spragg details "this place" with very descriptive words and an ominous tone. The town seems very dull and lifeless. I particular found imagery in several of his words and phrases. When he says he phrase "truck-ripened, not tree-ripened to describe the fruit paints an image that the town is not agricultural, and has no fruit trees. I imagine this part of down to be very grey and gloomy. However, I get a different impression from the windward side of town he describes. The phrase "shade is a random luxury" gives me the impression that this side of town definitely looks different. However, he still paints an image of a hum-drum town. He says that…
In Wyoming by Mark Spragg he paints a very dreary picture of the Midwest, when I think of the Midwest vibrant colors of trees and rolling mountains come to mind not what the author describes which is “Much of the landscape is classified a subarctic steppe” (Spragg, Mark). He makes it feel as if it is barren with no life at all with stiffness in the air accompanied by almost lifeless birds than make no sound, which is odd because birds are usually very cheerful and always making some kind of sound. But then it all makes sense because he is describing Wyoming during the winter months.
You do not belong here by Jaquira Diaz was a hard read because…