Week 4- Winky

The play was a unique way to introduce the ideas about life that the author was trying to convey. The way Saunders had the character use the oatmeal metaphor was also very creative. Everyone can relate to that, and it is slightly silly in order to not turn the story completely negative when talking about these emotional problems. Although the metaphors were successful in getting the point across I also found them somewhat overwhelming because there were so many of them in a short time. One skill I really enjoyed that Saunders used was a long connected sentence on pages 76-77. The list of "wasn'ts" helped very much to describe Winky and also made the reveal of the "was" more dramatic. The author's view on religion was contradicting. In the beginning he talked about how people deserve to be free from other people's harm because they are children of God. Though, on page 80 the content was cynical of the bible mocking the "seventy times seven" tale comparing it to sharing candy. Towards the end of the story it became boring to read.  Almost the entire page 82 was about a shirt the woman had on and how she wanted to change her shirt. That topic could have been completed within a few sentences. Saunders also used word repetition too often. He used the word “Dad” eight times within four short sentences. It is too repetitive and annoying to the reader. I was very surprised to see the word "shit" on page 85 because it is a harsh word and the author had used "crap" multiple times earlier in the story which is much more gentile.