Michael L.

Move Beyond the Page, Analysis p. 166: 4, 7

 

p166 Q4. How is that Aksyonov is accused and found guilty of a heinous crime and yet he is seen as a pious and truthful man in prison?

Aksyonov is seen as a truthful man in the prison, for 26 years he has been praying to god frequently as he wanted god to help him to find justice. Not only he is seen as meek and mild to the authorities, he is also well respected by the other prison comrades and consider Aksyonov as “grandpa” and “Man of God”, since he always help resolve problems between the convicts and help make petition for them.

 

p166 Q7. Why does the narrator state “[a]nd suddenly his heart became lighter”? What does this mean

This means that Aksyonov has already learn to let go. For the last 26 years when he is in the prison, he always pray and wish to go home and be reunited with his families. However as time goes by he did not heard any news from his wife. Later in the story Aksyonov found out that it is Makar who planted the knife in to his bag. At that moment, his heart is full of hatred, but in the end as Makar ask for forgiveness. Aksyonov’s heart become lighter because he learn to forgive people, he reflected how he did not listen to his wife that causes him to be in this tragedy as the text mentioned how he is a hundred times worse. However he feels that he is not alone as he was thinking of his last hour and passed away from the torture of the hard labour and return to god’s embrace, and that is his home.

 

They Say/I say p 120:2

 

p120 Q2. Read over something you've written with an eye for the devices you've used to connect the parts. Underline all the transitions, pointing terms, key terms, and repetition. Do you see any patterns? Do you rely on certain devices more than others? Are there any passages that are hard to follow and if so, can you make them easier to read by trying any of the other devices discussed in this chapter?

After underling, I found out that I rely more on transitions to connect my ideas together. However, by using too much transitions, it makes my essay not as balance, as I did not make use of other devices. As an example from my essay, “The story of how the Native American Indians were killed by the Europeans is considered one of the largest genocides in world history, which also lead to their cultural destruction. However, the idea, enables people to look from many perspectives of the story, not only just in this event, but everything else in history.” From this we can see how I heavily rely on the transition. Which I will put in more devices to make it easier to read, “The story of how the Native American Indians were killed by the Europeans is considered one of the largest genocides in world history, this leads to their cultural destruction. On the other hand, the idea, enables people to look from many perspectives of the story, not only just in this event, but everything else in history.” Notice how I have use more contrasting words and pointing terms to connect with the sentence to make it easier to read, this can make my sentence more balanced on the different devices.