Narrowing Down

Unfortunately I was unprepared for my meeting because I didn't find any patterns within the two or three cultural objects I had chosen. However, afterwards, I had a better idea of what I needed to be doing. I decided to focus in on the book that I had chosen, To Be A Slave, because it seemed like it was the richest as far as finding patterns. I actually had no idea what I wanted to do before the meeting, and afterward I was probably even more frustrated because I was expecting to know what I wanted to do. After the meeting, I went back to my friends that I'd interviewed for a previous assignment and they helped me to realize that doing To Be A Slave was probably my best choice. Also, I had another friend to show me how to find patterns; anything from the font of the text (see previous post) to the subtle actions of the slaves, such as a repetition of bending over or the words of a song that they sang. I think that was the biggest help to me.