Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Scott's critique on Ayisha's "An Autumn Dream"

Response:
This story opens to a woman, Amy coming home during the Autumn season. She then meets with a childhood friend, Eric. The two walk the town where they view changed scenery throughout. Eric and Amy end up sitting together catching up. As the emotions grow, the feeling is cut off by Amy's alarm clock. Her time with Eric was a dream. The reader finds out that her dream is a nightly routine where she regrets losing contact with Eric.

Critique:
"An Autumn Dreams'" flow is very interesting, I like how the story turns out to be a dream. I also think that the emotional tension and regret works out well. On a particular note, I really like the first couple of lines in the story, I thought they painted a good picture. The one thing that stuck out to me was figuring out who came to town. At first it says that Amy was driving home, later on she is the one showing Eric around. I couldn't get a good grip on the person returning etc. Over all, good job.

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