My article I found was in Esquire magazine. It was on fatherhood and learning to lower your expectations. As I sat there reading it, I could hear this guy talking and his tone was not a happy one. He sounded very upset with dads and especially new ones. I could tell the tone of this article or mood of it was not going to be a ha ha laughing one. I could tell he took this very seriously. He kept making the point that you have to listen and observe and really be a role model for them.
You could tell he was not happy by his diction, the words he was using, . He started off by saying "I hate new fathers". He called them arrogant and smug. I thought it was kind of funny to be honest. But as the article went on I could tell just how serious he was. He sounded almost regretful and sad in a way. He talks about looking back at pictures and thinking what a dope he was. He said he'd kept thinking it would get easier or he would have more time for himself as they got older, but now he realizes just how much he missed out on. His words come out so that he sounds like he is trying to teach you a lesson.
The structure of this article is very important. He starts out by saying what he thinks when he sees new fathers and what he thinks they are thinking. Then he shows you that he isn't perfect either. That actually he is trying to show you how he did what they are doing and is trying to give them a heads up. They need to take time to enjoy life and not keep waiting for things to speed up. It is funny because Wendy was saying in class about how sometimes you can hear the person talking to you or reading the article to you. I could definitely hear this guy. Even though I am not the group he was talking to, I still learned a lesson or two myself.
8 comments:
You word things really nicely. I like the part where you said that he was looking back at pictures about how much of a dope he was but then missed out on most of his life. I think a lot of people miss out on experiences throughout there lives due to growing up too fast.
I enjoyed reading your blog. I like how you related yourself to this article. I also like the way you pulled exerts out of the article to keep us interested. Keep up the good work.
The article you read seems like it was really relatable even for the unattended audience. I like the way you made it seem like we were actually face to face holding a conversation.
I glad you told us about the structure of your article because at first I thought this dad might just be bashing on all these guys but then we find out he knows he is not perfect. Your post made me interested in the article so good job.
I liked how you described the tone in such detail. Knowing that really helps me understand the structure that you talk about later on. Your blog flows really nicely, I guess what I'm saying is YOU have really nice structure! But that's probably not what I'm supposed to be talking about. You have helped me understand how this guy wrote his article so good job.
I'm glad you noted how the article says new fathers can be arrogant and smug. These are qualities to which the children they are raising shouldn't be exposed. Based on these points you made, the tone of the article as you also pointed out goes hand in hand. Good job.
Hey baby,
I like your blog. You did a good job. Keep up the good work.
Love Jonathan
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