Below is a piece of a literary text. I want you to attempt the type of reading that Haas and Flower describe in their article with this text below. That is, I want you to try to construct a representation of what the text is doing. I know you do not have any context for this text below–that is fine. I want you to try to make sense of it anyway.
Keep in mind. Haas and Flower urge us to go beyond just understanding the content or summarizing the plot. Look for intent and purpose.
In 200 words, think out loud (on paper) about this text below. Just write down informally what you are thinking as you read it. Do not worry about composing a polished essay or getting the right answer. Just write down how you read this.
While the bombardment was knocking the trench to pieces at Fossalta, he lay very flat and sweated and prayed oh jesus christ get me out of here. Dear jesus please get me out. Christ please please please christ. If you’ll only keep me from getting killed I’ll do anything you say. I believe in you and I’ll tell every one in the world that you are the only one that matters. Please please dear jesus. The shelling moved further up the line. We went to work on the trench and in the morning the sun came up and the day was hot and muggy and cheerful and quiet. The next night back at Mestre he did not tell the girl he went upstairs with at the Villa Rosa about Jesus. And he never told anybody.
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