just forget the world

From left to right, Emma, Elizabeth, me 
Mrs. Dalloway allows readers to realize how many thoughts race through the head of every ordinary human in just a single day. While we get to experience her day with her, we find it strange that “a little squeak of the hinges” (3) reminds her of air from a morning when she was 18. Additionally, when “the floor creaked” and “she just hear[d] the click of the handle release” (32), Clarissa is reminded of her summer at Bourton and her relationship with Sally Seton. However, after analyzing her thought process in class, I understood how often this occurred in our daily lives.
       My friend Emma is currently in the midst of searching for a college roommate. After weeks of talking to obscure strangers, she came across one that said she attends a church camp every summer called FaHoLo (faith, hope, love). This one word was able to spiral into four summers of memories for Emma. In the middle of Michigan is a Christian retreat conference that hundreds of churches and schools hold camps at. FaHoLo is also home to Troy High’s band camp (silently starts sobbing because I miss it so much). While Emma was sitting in her room chatting with this girl, memories from her freshmen to senior year exploded in her mind. She was able to remember all of the amazing friends and memories she has been able to make throughout the years. Band camp is where our journey starts for the year (in the words on Mr. Nutting). We bring alive an entire show while enjoying ourselves with kids from all four grades, as well as alumni of the program. Here, thousands of tears are shed, notes are played, steps are taken, flags are thrown, secrets are revealed, beloved mandatory naps are taken, skits are acted out, whistles are blown, and songs are sung. Words such as the blob, camp food, practice field, parade route, tabernacle, scaffolding, senior prank, band camp dance, and leadership night are also able to bring forth these recollections. Furthermore, not only is the word FaHoLo able to trigger these thoughts, it also reminds Emma of all of the after school rehearsals, Friday night games, weekly sectionals, and spring trips she has experienced.

       FaHoLo is a sanctuary for us. We have made the greatest friends and created the best memories here.
     This one simple word had the power to snowball into a memory that expanded over four years just as Mrs. Dalloway is able to recall her summer in Bourton 30 years ago. 

Comments

  1. UnknownMarch 1, 2015 at 6:58 PM

    Kathie, this was very interesting to read! I enjoyed reading about your camp and it was a great use of how one event will spring memories of past experiences. Great post!

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  2. Leo McManusMarch 1, 2015 at 10:01 PM

    I like how you chose the most hard-to-follow aspect of the book to analyze: the connections between seemingly unrelated thoughts. Although random jumps back to the past seem unnecessarily troubling for us as readers, they are very common in our own minds. I enjoyed all of the pictures you included!

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  3. UnknownMarch 1, 2015 at 11:06 PM

    I love how you connected a fundamental idea in the book to your own life! It makes it more relatable. I also loved seeing your passion for band through your vivid memories.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 1, 2015 at 11:56 PM

    This is a great post relating your personal life to Mrs. Dalloway, Kathie! Way to showcase the main ideas of the book! ^^^^ :D

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