DILLARD – considered opinion
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In the short story called 'An American Childhood' by Annie Dillard is about growing up as a kid in the United States of America. She talks about having "considered opinion." I think what she meant by that is you should be confident in your opinion and you should consider other people's thoughts as well. "When we children were young, she mothered us tenderly and dependably; as we got older, she resumed her career of anarchism." She is saying that as we get older that we are going to become more independent.
ReplyDeleteAnnie Dillard wrote a short story entitled An American Childhood. In this story the mother insists that her daughters have a considered opinion. After reading this story I have come to believe that what the mother is trying to say is that every human including her daughters and herself all have opinions. With an opinion comes people that will either listen and believe our opinions or deny our opinions, either way they considered the opinion because they listened to it and processed wether to believe the opinion or not. I think the mother wants her children to aways stand up for themselves, and give there opinion because we never know when someones opinion will be considered in the right way, and will change the world.
ReplyDeleteAn American Childhood tells us about the life of a daughter with a very stern but joyful mother. Pam Doaks was a strong willed woman, and she loved to have fun and debate with people. She lived for opposition. If someone didn’t have an opinion she would say “the world would be a better place without you.” She made sure that her daughter had an opinion though. When her daughter would form an opinion based on “Everyone says so” her mom would debate with her on why that wasn’t a good idea. The whole point on all her debating was to make sure her daughter had her own opinion. Having her considered opinion would ensure that she wouldn’t just go with what everyone else was doing. Because of Pam Doaks, Annie Dillard now could form her own considerable opinion, and stand up against anyone who opposed her.
ReplyDeleteIn the narrative essay, “An American Childhood”, author Annie Dillard speaks on her life and her mother’s impact on it. Her mother, Pam Doaks, insisted that her daughters have a “considered opinion” and stay informed. She would not allow her daughters to simply say something or believe something just because that’s what others were saying. Pam is a woman who got what she wanted, and was considered an “unstoppable force”. She held many unpopular opinions, and opposition “emboldened” her. To her conformity was considered a sin, and she would not allow her children to take part in such stupidity. The phrase “considered opinion” means that you have studied what you are talking about and that you aren’t just going along with the crowd. Annie’s mom wouldn’t allow her to follow everyone else, she had to think for herself and make her own ideas.
ReplyDeleteIn, "An American Childhood", a short story by Annie Dillard, a kid is growing up in the United States of America. She speaks on having a "considered opinion." I think she is saying that you should be confident in the way that you display your opinion. "When we children were young, she mothered us tenderly and dependably; as we got older, she resumed her career of anarchism." In other words, as we get older we become more and more independent.
ReplyDeleteIn Dillards' "An American Childhood" a kid that grows up in the US talks about having a considered opinion, what this means is that everyone in the world has their own opinion. In the story the mom made sure that the daughter had her own opinion when the daughter wanted to go with what everyone else thought because it is her own opinion and what she thinks, not what anyone else thinks.
ReplyDeleteIn the text, "An American Childhood" Annie Dillard speaks about her childhood experiences and her mothers impact on her life.Pam insists that Annie stay informed and have a "considered opinion". Pam would not allow her daughter to just simply say something because it was the cultural norm. Based on the text, considered opinion means that you form an educated opinion rather then just go with the flow of society.
ReplyDeleteIn the piece "An American Childhood" Annie Dillard is writing about her experiences as a child and what life was like growing up, but also how her life now would affect her own daughter. I believe when she told her daughter that she should always have a "considered opinion" means to always believe in what you are saying. One does not have to always go with crowd or be mainstream; one could always speak their own mind's and be confident in what they are saying.
ReplyDeleteAnnie Dillard’s short story “An American Childhood” talks about her mother called Pam Doaks, which is consolidated in her mind, that to state an opinion, research is necessary. Pam Doaks insists with the question, “Is this your considered opinion?” that her daughter, doesn’t have an idea what she is talking about. The mother questions the credibility of her daughter. The text as a whole shows that with “no minority opinions” you cannot say anything. For me it looks like, the mothers idea of giving a credible answer, is always limited to the huge amount of information.
ReplyDelete"An American Childhood" the short story by Annie Dillard's tells a story about her mom and how she would act on a daily bases. How she would react to certain things, her mother would ask her random questions that she knew she didn't have the answer to just to prove the fact that she did not know everything. And when she talks about having an "considered opinion" she just wants her to communicate in a smart way, don't say stuff just because everyone else is saying. She wants her to speak with conviction and clarity.
ReplyDeleteIn the essay "An American Childhood", Annie Dillard tells of her childhood growing up with a mother was very adament about making sure her daughters had a "considered opinion". Meaning that her daughters could not just go along with culture, or the popular crowd, but instead they had to have thought about what they would believe. She took much joy in opposition; "she would take on anybody on any issue." Dillard's mother, Pam Doaks, would never accept an opinion on the basis of "everyone says so". Instead, she would question her daughters in order to make them think deeply about what they were stating as their own belief.
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