The Poison Fish Analysis

Reading has always been somewhat of a struggle for me, but I still love it. The reason I say it is a struggle is because I personally cannot immerse myself into a story the way most people can and I am also quite slow at reading. My comprehension of what is being read varies depending on the text I read. For example, If I am reading something for an English class, my level of interest is very low; but when I read fictional novels, the interest level is incredibly high. The same thing tends to apply with writing; a lot of people lack motivation.

I’m going to try and make this paper be less of a task for both myself to write, and for you, the reader to actually read, by doing my very best to keep it feeling like a conversation. I find it easier to keep a conversation with someone rather than give facts constantly like most of our
I think that goes for everyone though because if you know nothing about the subject you are reading or writing about, you can easily get bored of it because it is something that either doesn't interest you, or that simply just confuses you. That’s where “Engfish” might come into play. In the article, the author of The Poison Fish talks about how as people go through the schooling system and learn more vocabulary and proper writing skills, their imagination and speaking voice deteriorates when they write a text. The Poison Fish mentions that “The difference between the college students’ writing and the third grade child’s is simple: one is dead, the other is alive.” As a child, this imagination and speaking voice is very vivid and clear, resulting in the writing being considered alive, although the grammar, spelling, and structure might not be very good. This is because the child is simply showing and telling the story in their own perspective rather than trying to get a good review on what it is they are writing like the college student might