Unfinished Meals: A Novel
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Authors
Condon, Jacob D
Issue Date
2005
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Thesis
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en_US
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After reflecting on my SIP, Unfinished Meals, I thought of the late night walks
I took in Scotland on my year abroad. I remember the lights that illuminated most of
the downtown streets, the long hills which were sporadically lit, and Seaton Park, which
was entirely unlit. Each part of the walk had its own feel; downtown, people were
everywhere; at the tops of some of the hills, I could see the ports and lights in the
distance, and, in the park, the stars and the moon were brighter than at any other point.
Writing my novel, I had a similar sense. I was in different places, when I would reach a
different chapter, or different setting, or different set of characters. Yet, the story had a
unity to it, like the walks in Scotland. Upon reflecting further, I realized that another
important part of my SIP was the understanding I brought to my writing through my
education as a reader of literary texts. This experience also compares to those walks in
Scotland, but not in the same way. For example, my understanding of the safer parts of
the city to walk through at night, the quickest routes, and other practical knowledge
about the city of Aberdeen came through experience. Hence, the way I walked through
Aberdeen was influenced by direct knowledge I got while living there, and this is like
how my experiences as a reader influences the way I think about my writing. I have
brought in works in the philosophy of aesthetics (a study I took up in Scotland) for a
discussion of how my readings of texts progressed from strictly textual to
textual/contextual and how this has shaped my views on my own writing.
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xi, 142 p.
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