The essay I chose , "Boyhood with Gurgjieff", by Fritz Peters was a bit of a difficult read. The essay contained several examples and at times began to fill like a filler essay. The author went, above and beyond, normal description of almost every object in the essay. "There was a linoleum-covered raised stage at one end." "Directly in front of the stage was a small, hexagonal fountain equipped electrically so that various colored lights played on the water". This is one of the easier read portions but it still had details in the details in the details. I got the sense I was reading a book about myself reading a book about myself reading a book. The argument I pulled from the dying carcass was ironically balance. In the essay the author is