For the essay unit, we received an assignment where each student has to choose one essay to read and analyze, and create a visual representation that describes the essay.
The essay I chose to analyze is called “Across the Bridge”, which is written by Graham Greene. This narrative essay describes a man who cheated many people out of large sums of money in England. He then moves to Mexico in order to escape from the authorities in England. This man believed that if he had millions of dollars, he would become an extremely happy person. However, this is not the case for Joseph Calloway. After he cheated people out of large sums of money and moved to Mexico, he became a very depressed person where he had no family, no friends and no one to socialize with. One of the themes in this essay is that money cannot buy happiness. I completely agree with this theme! Many people who have millions of dollars are still looking for something to fill the empty gap that they may feel inside them.
After reading the essay a few times, I was able to understand fully the different themes and the overall message. I was also able to connect how the title relates to the rest of the essay. When a person thinks of a bridge, they usually think that a bridge joins two places together. However, in the essay “Across the Bridge” the bridge divides two places rather than joins them. In addition, I was able to determine the different internal strategies that were used and the tone. I also began to visualize what I can do for the visual representation of the essay and how I can include the different themes that are underlined in “Across the Bridge”.
One challenge that I am having right now while I am in the process of making my visual representation is that I can clearly visualize what I want my final product to look like, but I do not know how to create every aspect. To overcome this problem, I have been brainstorming different ideas that would make every aspect possible to create.
The break through moment I had was when I began to envision what I could do for the visual representation of the essay. I have decided to create two towns, one on either side of water and I want a bridge that connects the two towns together.
“Across the Bridge” is an essay that I enjoyed reading and analyzing. This essay has many true themes and can relate to people of all ages who think money buys happiness. Here is a fact: money does not buy happiness. This essay is also for those people who see things differently than most. I benefited from reading this essay several times because I was able to dig deeper and deeper with each time I read it. I have a deeper understanding of the different aspects in the essay and I hope to incorporate most of them into my visual representation.
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