I quite enjoyed John Berryman’s writing. I found the poem titled #385 to be my favorite of what we read from him. Berryman was able to do something that other writers like him are unable to do. Even though he skipped around from idea to idea, he kept me interested. Normally, I will either stop reading or read without really paying attention when an author does this. Berryman was able to jump around and not cause me to lose interest.
I thought the notion of the daughter was interesting. My take on it may have been a bit different than others, but it worked for me. I thought he was trying to say that she was weighed down and not able to go for her “dreams”. This is something that I can relate to. I sometimes get so weighed down with reality and obligations that I forget to really go for what I want. I think it can be easy for people to get tied down and not remember their dreams. I know it is definitely easy for me to do.
All in all, I really liked Berryman and plan to read more of his work!
I really liked his work too! I didn't think about her dreams before, but now I see how it could mean that too. Some people seem to live their lives on stand still. I think it is really easy to get tied down too. Like coming to school, I felt like I was leaving everything I knew. But now I am happy I did it!
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