Project Title
A Dark Supper: Borowski's Repetitive Use of the Word Darkness and its Meaning in "The Supper"
Course
ENG100
Semester
Spring
Instructor's Name
Prof. Nicole Butler
Year
2014
Writing Process
My writing process focused on developing a functional literary analysis of a short story in the novel, “This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen.” I chose the short story titled “The Supper” because I felt I had a great understanding of what the writer was representing with his language. Our instructor provided us with a “Methodology” assignment in a previous class, in order to teach us to look for certain trends and patterns in language that the writer subtly places. Such trends and patterns include: repetitions, binaries, and strands. We were asked to write these trends and patterns down, and tally how many of each was present. If a certain word was repeated several times or common themes were prevalent throughout the story, then it was viewed as significant, rather than just a coincidence. So, I used this same process during my preparation for my final writing assignment. I discovered that a certain word was repeated multiple times and sought the meaning behind this in relation to the context of the story. Another tool our instructor provided for us was a draft she had devised some time ago. It was on a short story in the same novel we were using and its purpose was the same as our assignment. I used her draft as a model for mine. I devised a total of four drafts. The first was peer edited and the final three were revised by my instructor.
Recommended Citation
Wagner, Michael
(2014)
"A Dark Supper: Borowski's Repetitive Use of the Word Darkness and its Meaning in "The Supper","
Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing: Vol. 1:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/lxl/vol1/iss1/4