Reader Response "Hold Tight" Amy Bloom
Miriany Lalchand
Reader’s Response
Hold Tight
Amy Bloom
Content
Author
Text (glossary)
Summary
Literary Devices
My Response
References
About the Author
Amy Bloom (1953)
American writer and psychotherapist
Written two novels & three collections of short stories
Nominee for the National Book Award & the National Book Critics Circle Award
Creator, co-executive producer & head writer for TV series “State of Mind”
Written for The New Yorker, Atlantic
Monthly, The New York Times Magazine
Won the National Magazine Award
Text
Hold Tight (2000) pp. 650-654
Short story excerpted from the novel “A Blind Man Can See How
Much I Love You”
Glossary
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bourbon - a type of American whiskey
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nuke - cook or heat up
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aide - an assistant
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chamois - a type of cloth
Summary
Intro - unfortunate events (car accidents)
Della’s mother begins to ‘wither’ away due to cancer
Della and her father hire a nurse aide to take care of Mrs. Barstow during the day
Della’s mother dies after a few unbearable months
Father and daughter experience a closer bond
Literary Devices
Simile
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“… my four dying grandparents, who dropped like dominoes…” (para. 2)
Imagery
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“… she shrank down to an ancient little girl, loose skin and bones so light they seemed hollow.” (para. 3)
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“It was June, and everything outside was bright green and pale pink, and our house was dark and thick with dust.” (para. 6)
Hyperbole
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“…, since I went blind and deaf as soon as I touched the doorknob.” (para. 5)
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“I have spent one whole year of my life with a dying woman and a ghost.”
(para. 14)
My Response
The title “Hold Tight”
Narrator
Time confusion
Emotion
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Reflective
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(Frustrated) - para. 4 & 5
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Sad - para. 6, 12 & 36
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Hopeful
References
Amy Bloom. (n.d.) . Retrieved June 10, 2015, from http://amybloom.com/ about/ Bloom, A. (2000) . Hold tight. In Meyer, M. (Ed.) , The Bedford
Reader’s Response
Hold Tight
Amy Bloom
Content
Author
Text (glossary)
Summary
Literary Devices
My Response
References
About the Author
Amy Bloom (1953)
American writer and psychotherapist
Written two novels & three collections of short stories
Nominee for the National Book Award & the National Book Critics Circle Award
Creator, co-executive producer & head writer for TV series “State of Mind”
Written for The New Yorker, Atlantic
Monthly, The New York Times Magazine
Won the National Magazine Award
Text
Hold Tight (2000) pp. 650-654
Short story excerpted from the novel “A Blind Man Can See How
Much I Love You”
Glossary
•
bourbon - a type of American whiskey
•
nuke - cook or heat up
•
aide - an assistant
•
chamois - a type of cloth
Summary
Intro - unfortunate events (car accidents)
Della’s mother begins to ‘wither’ away due to cancer
Della and her father hire a nurse aide to take care of Mrs. Barstow during the day
Della’s mother dies after a few unbearable months
Father and daughter experience a closer bond
Literary Devices
Simile
•
“… my four dying grandparents, who dropped like dominoes…” (para. 2)
Imagery
•
“… she shrank down to an ancient little girl, loose skin and bones so light they seemed hollow.” (para. 3)
•
“It was June, and everything outside was bright green and pale pink, and our house was dark and thick with dust.” (para. 6)
Hyperbole
•
“…, since I went blind and deaf as soon as I touched the doorknob.” (para. 5)
•
“I have spent one whole year of my life with a dying woman and a ghost.”
(para. 14)
My Response
The title “Hold Tight”
Narrator
Time confusion
Emotion
•
Reflective
•
(Frustrated) - para. 4 & 5
•
Sad - para. 6, 12 & 36
•
Hopeful
References
Amy Bloom. (n.d.) . Retrieved June 10, 2015, from http://amybloom.com/ about/ Bloom, A. (2000) . Hold tight. In Meyer, M. (Ed.) , The Bedford
References: Amy Bloom. (n.d.) . Retrieved June 10, 2015, from http://amybloom.com/ about/ Bloom, A. (2000) . Hold tight. In Meyer, M. (Ed.) , The Bedford introduction to literature: Reading writing thinking (pp. 650-654) . Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s. Meyer, M. (Ed.). (2002). The Bedford introduction to literature: Reading thinking writing. (6th ed.) Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s.