VOICE: "First, enjoy this time!" (3)
SG: What are you talking about? There's nothing to enjoy! We're all terrified of murderers because of In Cold Blood, and terrified of actual murder caused by Ms. Serensky's future reaction to our essays. We don't sleep. We forget how to talk when discussions come around. And I hear tell of these awful things called "Data Sheets" next year. I can't even handle SOAPSTones. I might die.
V: "We will not lie--it could kill you. Now be calm" (3)
SG: WHAT??? Alright, who are you, and why are you in my head? Also, why are you speaking as a plural, I only hear one voice.
V: Oh... We guessed that sounded cooler. Now it's kind of a hard habit for us to break. We could stop if you like.
SG: ...It's... OK. It kind of makes more sense, now that I think about it. So are you omniscient or something?
V: "We in fact only know one thing for certain" (8)
SG: Which is?
V: Can't tell you.
SG: Awkward. Well do you know anything about AP English?
V: Actually, yes.
SG: OK. So what's the secret? I know there has to be a way to get through these discussions, but everyone interrupts like crazy or else changes the topic for no reason so that my points become irrelevant. Is there any way to change this?
V: Honestly, no. You, and everyone else, will struggle with being understood for the rest of your lives.
SG: That's bleak. What do I have to look forward to?
V: Well, you may ask yourself, "does anything I do matter?" (9)
SG: And?
V: We'll leave it up to you to answer that question. As far as life goes. But you should know that, as far as AP English 11, everything you do DOES matter. All of it.
SG: I still don't know if I can trust you... how can you prove that you know anything?
V: How can you prove that YOU know anything?
SG: Do you always answer questions with questions?
V: Don't you?
SG: Well, I have to go annotate a book now. It was great talking to you, but I think you're proof of my English-caused insanity. I'm going to stop listening. Goodbye.
V: This isn't the least you'll hear of me... You'll see me again in a year. EVERYTHING MATTERS!
SG: ...Thanks?
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Sarah, this post made me laugh multiple times. The conversation between you and the voice reminded me a little of the conversation between Harry and Tom Riddle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. I never had too much problem with the narrator, but seeing your clear frustration with this so-called omniscient force gave me a perspective that I could utilize in the future.
ReplyDeleteSarah, I thuroughly enjoyed this conversation. Your quotes fit perfectly with the dialogue and provided much needed comedy amidst the scary subject of AP English 11. I also used the narrator as my character, and wrote a letter dictating how I challenge him to take AP English. And, since we are all now insane, I have no doubt that his insanity will just be further proved, as it is through your conversation.
ReplyDeleteSarah, you took a very interesting turn in this assignment. I enjoyed the paralleling themes of the unknown in both english and the novel, Every Thing Matters!. The voice would definitely leave us with unanswered questions and I feel as though AP English 11 provided us with a lasting fear of what would happen in AP English 12. Fortunately, we have not died yet!
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