Initially when the assignment was explained to me I was very intrigued. The idea of just watching and looking at someone just for the sake of doing that seemed like a foreign concept, but surprisingly i feel like i learned quite a lot from it. As a "stalker" you know nothing about what you are seeing and the person you are looking at as well, so it forces you to look at all the little details and not jump to conclusions.As a writer, this activity serves as a step in putting yourself into your audiences shoes. Just as we know nothing about the person we are observing, your readers don't know what you are going to say and having small details can really be key.
While in the library, I observed a male student using his laptop, while talking on his Blackberry. I noticed that he was unable to sit still and would continuously get up and walk away from his things to have a very business like conversation. His choice of clothes, like a writers choice of words I feel said a lot about himself. They were very busy and oversized, with lots of words and designs, as if to draw away attention from his true self, similarly how flowery metaphors and wording can. Through this exercise it helped strengthened how we analyze and interpret a situation, which is important to being a good writer.
The way you describes his personlity through his clothing is very interesting. I guess we all sort of subconsciously judge people based off of what they are wearing. I like the way you compared his oversized "wordy" clothing to the writing process. I feel like it made your blog flow from begginning to end.
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