Reading Notes: Metamorphosis: Pygmalion

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(Pygmalion (Regnault) from Wikimedia Commons)

I chose to read and take notes over the story of Pygmalion from our professor's anthology of stories. Before I even began the story itself, I greatly appreciated the introductory paragraph which gave some background into the story's origin, as well as some insight as to what occurred in the story. This was helpful going into a story that I had not previously read. I also greatly appreciated the descriptiveness of the story. While I am not sure if this is of origin or of Gibbs's creation, the words invoked within the story gave it a true picturesque sense. The one thing I did not enjoy was the use of punctuation. This may be instilled in me from my own schooling, but I was long ago taught that the large use of commas disrupts the flow of a sentence and leads to confusion for the reader. I did, at times, find myself confused on the fluidity of the sentence, sometimes having to go back and read again what I had just seen to make sure I understood correctly. All in all, I greatly enjoyed this story as well as the literary tools used in it for the most part. I think I will adopt some elements of this story into my own in the future.


Bibliography: 
  • Laura Gibbs, Metamorphosis: Pygmalion, from https://sites.google.com/view/mythfolkloreanthology/metamorphosis

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