Never judge a book by its cover.
Ever. You will most likely be wrong, I guarantee it. This past week we read Nikki Giovanni’s
Sanctuary: For Harry Potter the Movie.
One of the main reasons I read it was because it had Harry Potter in it, the
other, obviously, it’s homework.
The beginning is amazing and
unexpected. Giovanni shows great style that keeps the reader on the edge of
his/her seat. The drums beating. The fragments. It keeps it short and sweet and
leaves you wondering what’s going to happen next. Then it cuts to the story of
the baby elephant. It shows a protective pack of elephants trying to save the
one and only baby elephant from the poachers. After the intense scene, she uses
rhetorical questions to get the audience into the mind of the lone baby
elephant and to show you what it is thinking. After his internal questioning it
shows a flicker of hope.
Next, it cuts to Harry Potter. And
this is where all the chaos and over thinking every possible situation starts.
So let me break it down for you. Harry Potter isn’t really Harry Potter. He is
actually a black man and a baby elephant and kind of Harry Potter. Talk about
having multiple personalities. She flashes from being Harry Potter, the boy who
lived, to the black man, who is given into slavery, to the lone baby elephant,
who is defenseless.
Now if you would like something to
read that confuses you, read this. If you don’t, ignore everything you just read. If you don’t
really know, read it and find out.
Hahaha Natalie! It was a very complex story indeed!!
ReplyDeleteThis made me think of the passage we had to read and how it jumped from thought to thought. I really liked your concluding thoughts :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post Nat! I laughed so hard at the title! Haha
ReplyDeleteI definitely could hear your own literary style and voice in this piece. Nice. And great diction. I like how you mirrored fragments when discussing them. The title is terrific, too, by the way.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, this is so great! I love how you use your individual thoughts, but how it directly relates to Giovani's style and message. Love it Nat! :) <3
ReplyDeleteIt is a very symbolic piece. I am glad you found it interesting.
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