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Reflective Essay On Literature

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I know I will never reach the point I can not learn any more about writing or reading, where I can no longer improve. I have tried so many things, done so many things, read so many things that impacted me and my view on the world, and through me, my writing. All of my experiences have molded me into who I am right now. I may already know how to ‘write’, to press buttons or move pencils until legible scribbles form, but I am still learning, and will continue to learn until I die, how to write. I am still learning how to infuse black ink with depth and meaning, to make my sloppy scrawl touch someone’s heart or influence them. I am not the perfect writer, but I will always strive to be. My attitude towards language arts will always be to grow and improve. As a reader, I am insatiable, voracious, and slightly obsessive. If I get entangled in the plot of a story, I will go to any length to finish it. I could read all day, if the book …show more content…

Before reading the excerpt, featured in The Contemporary Essay by Donald Hall, I thought it would be mostly fluff and would probably be boring. How much can you write about oranges, anyways? Luckily, the essay was actually very interesting and easy to follow. It describes oranges in different cultures, the history of oranges, and the science behind oranges. Did you know the sweetest part of an orange is the blossom half, even better if it is on the south side of the tree? Or that, in Thailand, all the oranges are green? The essay addressed all the topics I could have possibly imagined (not many), and dozens after. And that was only in one chapter of a 160 page book. Oranges taught me that any topic, no matter how mundane or unusual, is worth writing about and honoring. It is one of my goals is to become such a good writer so I, too, can get a 4.1 out of 5 stars on Goodreads writing about

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