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As I mentioned in the introduction, one of my biggest frustrations with writing was the presence of too many possibilities or options. On one hand, I found that I had an increasing number of words I could use to craft a sentence or message. In spite of this, there was still a sense that the right word never fit. Words and language could carry multiple meanings and I always stood the danger of being misinterpreted. Words, in general, seemed to be too indefinite and I was afraid that I would never be able to properly convey my message via writing. 

 

I often encountered these struggles while I was writing my term paper for my high school AP English class. Here, I wrote an approximately 30 page literary analysis (using formalist, feminist and historical critical lenses) on Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. With this paper, my frustrations came to a peak because I realized that finding the right word was even more important than before. The wrong word could change the meaning of a sentence and ultimately, alter the message that I was giving the reader. With a literary and critical essay like this, it was essential that I get the right message across so my intentions behind writing the paper are supported. Feel free to read the paper below.  

 

 

The Frustration

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