Hmm…

My mind has kind of been going in circles trying to really understand, “The School”. I hope I’m not missing something, because I am a little confused, lol. Beth did inform me that the reading was going to be a tad strange, so I’m not too worried… The author displayed a series of unfortunate events that continuously got more devastating as the story went on. These little kids had to curiously keep going as they experienced death after death. A question that was mentioned in the reading ran threw my mind multiple times as I continued to read, the question being, “What is wrong with this school?”. I found it bizarre how the author “forgot to mention” (Barthelme) how the father of one of the students was stabbed to death. He threw that in there so casually, which caught me off guard, especially with my mind already trying to put everything together. These kids had to learn to cope with so many different losses, which held many different levels of value. Reflecting upon this idea, highlights to me the importance of valuing and being grateful for the things I have. Life itself is so precious; being able to open my eyes and live it every day is something I take for granted at times because you never really expect things like that to change. The children’s happiness expressed at the end of the reading showed me that just because you have a bad day, you should not let that carry over to having a bad week, month, year, or life.