Classmate Response [week four]: Yeeva Cheng

Backward To Do List


Walk
Run three laps at the gym (check)
Copy the alphabet in cursive
Sign divorce papers (check)
2+2=
Review Tommy’s math homework (check)
Major in Anthropology
Leave for the office by 7 (check)
Eat mango ice cream
Buy mango-scented bath soap (check)



I found this very entertaining; while at some points can be a little confusing. It seems very jumpy; in a good way, which I understand is how it is supposed to be, but at some points it can be hard to follow where you are going. I like how this piece has some things that are done and others that are not. It is easier to understand reading it from the bottom to the top. I really like how the “2+2=” jumps to “review Tommy’s math homework”. The idea of the problem not being finished just as the list is not is probably one my favorite things about this piece. After reading the lines “copy the alphabet in cursive” and “sign the divorce papers” a couple of times I finally understood how you got from one idea to the other, which I actually really like how the reader is brought from the first idea to the second. Maybe adding another line before or after the “major in Anthropology” line could help further explain the idea of that specific line. I enjoyed the lightheartedness of this piece and the personality that is given to the person in this piece. Good job!