Response to WILL O’THE WISP

Cem ERBUG

I enjoyed Rochelle’s story in terms of the message it gives to its audience and the technique he uses to describe the events and characters in the story. Rochelle used a writing style that is easy to follow. This allows the story to be more realistic. The other thing makes the story more interesting and realistic is the way Rochelle describes the environment where the story takes place, and even what the characters are wearing at that moment. The descriptions about personalities and feelings also captured my interest. It makes me understand exactly how the characters feel.
This story reminded me of one of the movies I’ve seen called Requiem for a Dream in so many ways. It was a great anti-drug movie. One of the reasons that it reminded me of that movie is the message it gives to its audience. “How drugs take away your control over your life from you.” The other reason is the way it is written is a similar way that the movie was filmed. The Story not only takes place in the characters’ words, but also it takes place in background scenery, which is used to set the tone. The author describes the objects around, color of the walls, and other features that makes us feel like we are in that room.
Rochelle describes what people are wearing all the time. It made me feel like I am watching a movie instead of reading a story because it helped me picture everybody in my mind more clearly. I think that is why I enjoyed reading this story, because, I am a more visual person. I prefer watching movies instead of reading story books. I have a hard time feeling the emotions within a book; which in turn makes the book seem bland and boring to me. It did not happen this time. I enjoyed reading the story thanks to all the precise descriptions about everything. It was as if I was watching a movie.
When I watch a movie each character within the movie retains more character and emotion because throughout the movie the character is always changing and developing. Where as in a book, most of the time the character is described at the beginning of the novel and so there is not much development, change, or detail. However, in this story, Rochelle keeps describing the changes taking place in the characters’ physical appearance and even when they change their clothes.