My Opinions on the Literary Merits of “The Shawshank Redemption”

[Bryan James]

I would like to discuss the literary merits of Different Seasons, primarily the novella... First of all, I would say that one of the key positive aspects of the story is that it appeals to people of many generations, tastes, and walks of life.

or

Let's talk about "Different Seasons." I think that many "different" types of people would enjoy it.



You ain't no dummy, and your ideas are plausible. Does pedantic writing still get extra points in college? If so, don't get used to that.

Read "On Writing" and I won't seem like such a dirkhead.

~BJS

[wally wonder]

yeah. lisey's story is up there. i gave it the pulitzer. i don't think my copy would sell on e-bay anytime soon. not w/o the disclaimer (needs work). i don't think anyone keeps track of stuff like that, do they? who is the best-selling...what would you call it...best-selling replacement copy? cause the first has a lot of miles on it? and who talks about that? two guys, down at the lunch counter. hey, there he is. what say, joe? why the long face?
well, i had to put lisey's story down, toughest thing i've ever done. a moment of silence...so, you bury the old one?...or'd you leave it at the bookseller... for their, gulp, incinerator? look of horror. you kidding man! brought her out in the woods, had to dig down below the snow, put her down three feet...don't want the animals to get her. sip of coffee. new one's waiting out in the truck. nods all around. then some slacker wakes up at the end of the counter, angry, probably a republican, why! i will fight with you upon this theme until my eyelids shall no longer wag!

no, didn't know all that stuff about flowers...been awhile since i read that one. read a lot of louis l'amour, bunk on the mccain, some lt. jg cruises through, get off your bunk! darn! always someone more than willing to rain on your parade. all those sacketts. politics. gotta wonder how much of it is politics. i suspect a lot. lots of good stories out there. i wish i had a list when i was seventeen, nineteen, whatever. made some nice discoveries, also read a lot of crap.

[JAMESTHEKINGFAN]

I would like to discuss the literary merits of Different Seasons, primarily the novella... First of all, I would say that one of the key positive aspects of the story is that it appeals to people of many generations, tastes, and walks of life.

or

Let's talk about "Different Seasons." I think that many "different" types of people would enjoy it.



You ain't no dummy, and your ideas are plausible. Does pedantic writing still get extra points in college? If so, don't get used to that.

Read "On Writing" and I won't seem like such a dirkhead.

~BJS

I would have to disagree with you. I am in college, and I am in college composition. The way in which I wrote this paper strongly coincides with the academic style of the Writer's Reference that I have, just updated last year. What you call pedantic writing is actually the proper way to pose an argument.

By the way, I have read the book you mentioned, and I do regard some of the suggestions with high respect. However, I disagree with a couple of points. But that is opinion.

[Bryan James]

I would have to disagree with you. I am in college, and I am in college composition. The way in which I wrote this paper strongly coincides with the academic style of the Writer's Reference that I have, just updated last year. What you call pedantic writing is actually the proper way to pose an argument.

By the way, I have read the book you mentioned, and I do regard some of the suggestions with high respect. However, I disagree with a couple of points. But that is opinion.

Wonderful. Congratulations. Have fun with that.

~BJS

[GNTLGNT]

In general, I agree with most all of the above commentary. Not everything Uncle Stevie has written will be ranked up their with "the classics", and I've never felt that he wrote that way. He writes to please himself, and if we go along for the ride-all the better. It ain't all deathless prose-but I would rank the DT series as a literary gem among other of his works. The Stand deserves consideration as well-simply because at it's base it is such a "classic" good vs evil struggle. Not everything has to be "deep" James to become engrained into our conciousness and to qualify as a classic. If we find something that touches us, to me-that's a classic, don't much care what the critics and deep thinkers feel. A good read is timeless,,,classic or no.

[Bryan James]

I would have to disagree with you. I am in college, and I am in college composition. The way in which I wrote this paper strongly coincides with the academic style of the Writer's Reference that I have, just updated last year. What you call pedantic writing is actually the proper way to pose an argument.

By the way, I have read the book you mentioned, and I do regard some of the suggestions with high respect. However, I disagree with a couple of points. But that is opinion.

I would have to disagree with you. You already did. You don't have to make me tremble in my boots that you are going to disagree with me. Just write "I disagree," or "I don't agree." OR, as I prefer, "Go shi7 in yer hat!."

I am in college, and I am in college composition. Ok, so you are enrolled in college and you are taking a college writing course. That makes sense. Redundant sense, but I understand the statement.

The way in which I wrote this paper strongly coincides with the academic style of... Academic style? 'The way in which?' 'Strongly coincides?'

"The Proper Way to Pose an Argument?"

Know your audience.

Speak to your audience. Not "talk to," but speak to. Big difference.

Don't use 'polysyllabic words' when 'big words' works.

Don't write smart so that you feel smart. Write good enough that you ain't too dumb and people still like you.

If you have to be a jackace, only do it because you really intend to help.

[JAMESTHEKINGFAN]

In general, I agree with most all of the above commentary. Not everything Uncle Stevie has written will be ranked up their with "the classics", and I've never felt that he wrote that way. He writes to please himself, and if we go along for the ride-all the better. It ain't all deathless prose-but I would rank the DT series as a literary gem among other of his works. The Stand deserves consideration as well-simply because at it's base it is such a "classic" good vs evil struggle. Not everything has to be "deep" James to become engrained into our conciousness and to qualify as a classic. If we find something that touches us, to me-that's a classic, don't much care what the critics and deep thinkers feel. A good read is timeless,,,classic or no.

You are right. I just felt that some of his work deserved more than what it was given as far as critical literary acclaim.

[JAMESTHEKINGFAN]

I would have to disagree with you. You already did. You don't have to make me tremble in my boots that you are going to disagree with me. Just write "I disagree," or "I don't agree." OR, as I prefer, "Go shi7 in yer hat!."

I am in college, and I am in college composition. Ok, so you are enrolled in college and you are taking a college writing course. That makes sense. Redundant sense, but I understand the statement.

The way in which I wrote this paper strongly coincides with the academic style of... Academic style? 'The way in which?' 'Strongly coincides?'

"The Proper Way to Pose an Argument?"

Know your audience.

Speak to your audience. Not "talk to," but speak to. Big difference.

Don't use 'polysyllabic words' when 'big words' works.

Don't write smart so that you feel smart. Write good enough that you ain't too dumb and people still like you.

If you have to be a jackace, only do it because you really intend to help.

Um, ok. I only wrote this paper to give my opinion, ok? Apparently we disagree on the points of good writing--no need to be rude.

[Bryan James]

Um, ok. I only wrote this paper to give my opinion, ok? Apparently we disagree on the points of good writing--no need to be rude.

I wasn't rude. Peeps can't write well without being honest. Write the correct formula for your College grade, by all means. Do what THEY want. Bury it in the back of your mind but remember that THAT's not writing.

Chop some of those ornamental flowers out of your garden and you are just fine.

~BJS

[JAMESTHEKINGFAN]

I wasn't rude. Peeps can't write well without being honest. Write the correct formula for your College grade, by all means. Do what THEY want. Bury it in the back of your mind but remember that THAT's not writing.

Chop some of those ornamental flowers out of your garden and you are just fine.

~BJS

I just want to point out that if I wasn't writing from an academic point of view I wouldn't have written ike this. That is all I have to say.