Reading Response
In the essay "The House of the Future", I liked the detail in the wording. It had great detail, I could picture everything the author was describing. Also the author uses words that aren't necessarily used in every-day writing. The author uses these words to help the readers understand and to picture what they are talking about. Also the author connects the essay with other essays that the author wrote and it's a good thing because it can give people a reason to read it and put a background to what they are reading.
In the essay, people might get confused at first because of the setting and the tense of the essay. When I first started reading it, I almost gave up on trying to figure it out because it was confusing to me. But once I read more into it, it all came together. The essay basically talks about the author and him looking back and how his brother had passed away. The essay connects some things to his brothers death and it explains it very well.
This essay was probably my favorite to read out of all the work we read through the semester. It was interesting and very imaginative. I think this would be a great essay to teach from. The author uses descriptive language and it's not confusing once you read a little into it. The author also doesn't throw any curve balls or make the reader go back and read something again. I know when I read the essay, I didn't have to read anything over again because it was so simple but at the same time exciting and interesting. All in all it was a great passage and I think everyone should read this essay. They'll enjoy it and it's not like anything I ever read.
