wearygigapet
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James Joyce is almost always considered by book critics to be the greatest and most influential novelist of the 20th century, thus he is also said to be one of the most difficult authors to read in the English language. I am planning to write my college application essay on him, not because of his literary prowess but because of my personal adoration for his literature and for his life in general. However, I have the premonition that those that review essays in the admissions offices will think that I am only "faking it" and that I only chose to write on him because it's uncommon for a high school student to be interested in him. I don't want to seem like a phony, I want my essay to be a success. Should I write about Joyce and his amazing gifts to literature, or should I avoid that subject altogether? I could, perhaps, write about a character from one of his books (Leopold Bloom would be the most likely candidate), but that would be much more difficult than simply writing about the spectacled Man himself.
Thanks fo' yah input.
The prompt that I was going to choose asked to "describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, etc that had an influence on you, explain that influence"
James Joyce was arguably the best writer of the 20th century. He changed the way in which novels were written, although he admittedly did have an idiosyncratic style.
Thanks fo' yah input.
The prompt that I was going to choose asked to "describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, etc that had an influence on you, explain that influence"
James Joyce was arguably the best writer of the 20th century. He changed the way in which novels were written, although he admittedly did have an idiosyncratic style.