The first thing that ran through my head as I began writing this essay was exactly how the puzzle pieces were going to fit. I had a general idea of how things would sound especially the tone and sound of my voice that I wanted to portray in this essay. I really wanted to to get across formal and yet sounding as if I was holding a conversation with someone. I wanted the ideas to come out naturally and playing on the string of phrases not each letter or each word. I think one aspect that I find interesting is that I come across new (sometimes better) ideas as I'm writing, and unfortunately as much as it is a boon it is also a demise. I find myself having so many ideas that I want to tell the world and explain, but this causes me to go astray. This is the one thing about myself that I wish I could fix; I get lost in my own ideas and that causes the most panic, anxiety, and frustration for me. As a result, I can't focus on the singular idea that I first thought of. This part of my thinking is the most flawed, in my opinion, and I would like to work on it so that I can still come up with these ideas, but keep my thinking focused on the original idea that I have. On top of that, the reason why my thinking goes astray with these new ideas is because I want to continuously relate my original theme to these underlying layers and most of the time that requires a lot of extra time to think in order to find a good way to connect them, but there is also a time limit. So as a goal I think I need to find a way to restrict myself to keeping myself intact with the original points. That's one of the major things that needs a little work on. However, there are a lot of aspects of my thinking that I'm glad of having. I'm able to think artistically as well as a generic student, which I think is beneficial depending on the writing piece, and I find that the best pieces involve a mix of both. For me personally, I noticed that with a little bit of time my thinking can be deepened and that I could think with a mix from outside influences, like history, languages, and other subjects.
Specifically, for this essay, I had to think about how the evidence would have to directly relate to the thesis and how it would support it. At first I saw the literal (the language aspect) of each evidence, but then I saw the overall effect on the book. For example the parallel between the bond, no bond, bond, and the appearance of the kite solely at the beginning and the end, and missing in the middle. However, I think because this essay had such a strict formula, I found it difficult to incorporate other ideas in fear that it would distract the reader and the purpose of this essay. That was a little irritating, but I also found myself pleased that I was able to think of the overall picture. I think one obstacle that I was faced with was trying to find the "So What" of the essay. I found that my thinking in another way was limited in that it took me a great deal of time to try and figure out why my ideas were so important. I think we take our ideas for granted in a way that we never have to explain why they're important. So, I think one thing I should work on is developing that hidden factor, trying to expand my thinking before I dive into writing a piece or try supporting it.
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