My little bit of country
My Little Bit of Country
One of the hardest things in life is stepping out of your comfort zone. The day that you step out of your comfort zone anything can happen, and that is intimidating; who says that you will like the change? But at some point everybody will have to take the leap, and in the personal essay “My Little Bit of Country” we hear the story of Susan Cheever, and how she was forced to take the leap.
My Little Bit of Country” is build up chronologically, so in the start of the story we hear about Cheever as a young girl, “my earliest memories are of summer mornings in Central Park” (ll.1-2), and at the last page she has two children at their twenties. We can also see that the text move forward in time with these quotes, “Later in my life”, (l.140), and “Years later, I raised my children in Central Park”, (ll.159-160). As a result of this structure we are able to see how her life formed, and we can follow the changes that occurred through the years.
Cheever is very fond of New York City which she describes as, “(…) a romantic place, a place of dreams” (ll.37-39) “, “the magical city” (l.86), and these quotes are just a fraction of those that she uses. On every page she has a positive adjective or a description which glorifies the city. She is particular fond of Central Park. Central Park is her “full-blown love affair” (l.70). New York and Central Park is her home.
Her parents decide to “migrate” out of the city and into the suburbs. She does not like the decision of moving, which she often states in the personal essay. Also, by the fact that she takes every opportunity she has to take the train back to the city, and later in her life, she moves back into the city, and has children which she swears to raise in Central Park, clearly supports her desire for the city. Cheever has to step out of her comfort zone, and make up a life in the suburbs even though she does not want to. It is a tough time growing up especially for Cheever, therefore one of the
One of the hardest things in life is stepping out of your comfort zone. The day that you step out of your comfort zone anything can happen, and that is intimidating; who says that you will like the change? But at some point everybody will have to take the leap, and in the personal essay “My Little Bit of Country” we hear the story of Susan Cheever, and how she was forced to take the leap.
My Little Bit of Country” is build up chronologically, so in the start of the story we hear about Cheever as a young girl, “my earliest memories are of summer mornings in Central Park” (ll.1-2), and at the last page she has two children at their twenties. We can also see that the text move forward in time with these quotes, “Later in my life”, (l.140), and “Years later, I raised my children in Central Park”, (ll.159-160). As a result of this structure we are able to see how her life formed, and we can follow the changes that occurred through the years.
Cheever is very fond of New York City which she describes as, “(…) a romantic place, a place of dreams” (ll.37-39) “, “the magical city” (l.86), and these quotes are just a fraction of those that she uses. On every page she has a positive adjective or a description which glorifies the city. She is particular fond of Central Park. Central Park is her “full-blown love affair” (l.70). New York and Central Park is her home.
Her parents decide to “migrate” out of the city and into the suburbs. She does not like the decision of moving, which she often states in the personal essay. Also, by the fact that she takes every opportunity she has to take the train back to the city, and later in her life, she moves back into the city, and has children which she swears to raise in Central Park, clearly supports her desire for the city. Cheever has to step out of her comfort zone, and make up a life in the suburbs even though she does not want to. It is a tough time growing up especially for Cheever, therefore one of the