Personal Essay: Invisible Man
That is me. It is October as I am writing this, so naturally my anonymity will be presented under the guise of a spooky skeleton. Here are some fun facts about me. I know you care, because you clicked this. And are still reading.
I was born on January 11th, making me a Capricorn.
Capricorns are often thought of as the fathers and business people of the zodiac. I falsely identify with this.
I do, however, identify as a half visionary, half pessimist. I view my ambitions as dreams because I tend to see everything wrong with the world around me very easily.
My no-nonsense attitude probably comes from my upbringing as a Pagan (agnostic now, but that's beside the point). I was raised to feel every soul was equal in nature. So much so that I sometimes feel a twinge of regret eating cute animal-shaped foods. But I would hope that I would recognize this point regardless. …show more content…
I'm not normally one to enjoy novels that discuss history, but with this novel I can make an exception as I feel the dialogue lasting to present day.
You might be wondering now, "Well then, my sweet, enigmatic [HBOMBL // (THE) READER], what do you read?". And I might respond to that, "I would be delighted to discuss my favorite genres with …show more content…
There is something very special about writing that cannot be captured through movies or other media, no matter how well done. The near impossibility of putting an exact image into a reader's mind, paired with the rich attempt to do so anyway, is what makes storytelling so special. Every experience is different, as your mind fills in the blanks that the author left. This vagueness leaves room for the imagination, whereas movies might just give you special effects and makeup and expect you to just eat it up. But to that I say, Steven Spielberg will never be Stephen
I was born on January 11th, making me a Capricorn.
Capricorns are often thought of as the fathers and business people of the zodiac. I falsely identify with this.
I do, however, identify as a half visionary, half pessimist. I view my ambitions as dreams because I tend to see everything wrong with the world around me very easily.
My no-nonsense attitude probably comes from my upbringing as a Pagan (agnostic now, but that's beside the point). I was raised to feel every soul was equal in nature. So much so that I sometimes feel a twinge of regret eating cute animal-shaped foods. But I would hope that I would recognize this point regardless. …show more content…
I'm not normally one to enjoy novels that discuss history, but with this novel I can make an exception as I feel the dialogue lasting to present day.
You might be wondering now, "Well then, my sweet, enigmatic [HBOMBL // (THE) READER], what do you read?". And I might respond to that, "I would be delighted to discuss my favorite genres with …show more content…
There is something very special about writing that cannot be captured through movies or other media, no matter how well done. The near impossibility of putting an exact image into a reader's mind, paired with the rich attempt to do so anyway, is what makes storytelling so special. Every experience is different, as your mind fills in the blanks that the author left. This vagueness leaves room for the imagination, whereas movies might just give you special effects and makeup and expect you to just eat it up. But to that I say, Steven Spielberg will never be Stephen