Post 2

This week I read "1839/2003" in the December 2003 edition of The New Yorker, and I really liked it.

I found it to be a little long, probably just because of the amount of work I have to catch up on, but McPhee succeeded again to write about things that interest me personally. I'm sure that has something to do with Katelyn Mokler's intro to the article as well.

I think they biggest thing I learned this week (in relation to this class) was a bit about Henry Thoreau. I have always wanted to know more about him but was never able to get very far into "Walden." McPhee has made him out to be a spontaneous, thoughtful writer with a good sense of humor. I've added "Walden" to my reading list again.

It doesn't surprise that Thoreau is probably a bit of a hero to McPhee. They both seem to have a similar blend of scholar and adventurer that easily captivates my attention. I'm looking forward to reading similar stories, but I think for the next reading I'm going to try and deliberately pick something different.