Jessica Reitler
Reflective letter
12-4-08
Dear Marlen,
This class started off a little confusing as we all know. From all of the quick changes and everything else, I for sure thought that it was going to be the worst class ever. I figured that things would be much harder, but I’m glad I stuck with it and hopefully it pays off. I’ve really learned a lot in here and it’s actually useful unlike some other classes. Whenever I have something going on, or I have a problem I relate my problems to the different monomyths and archetypes. It’s very weird, but it kind of helps me become stronger in different ways. Another way this class has changed me is when I watch movies or TV shows, I look at the movie and try and put the different things we have learned with that. It makes the movie seem more in depth and it makes it more interesting. I can honestly say that even after reading all of them books, I still dislike reading. I mean I can read but I only like reading what interests me. I’m sure it’s like that for a lot of people.
From working on the different monomyths and doing my final on it, I really see now what they are about and the examples of each. I did a video of the first six stages and I really learned a lot from it. I really thought it would suck, but it was fun to do. I think we can all relate to the stages if we really think about it, at least I know I can and I’m sure others can as well. I thought it was neat all of the different movies there are that fit with each of the stages, it was insane. I would have never learned this way of learning if I never took this class, and I appreciate you giving me the opportunity. I’m glad I kept you as a professor.
Some other things that were interesting to me would be the poetry. I mean it got old sometimes writing poems all the time, but after going back and reading them it is more like memories and emotions I’ve been through since this semester started. I think that’s really a neat thing. Sometimes it was hard to think of different things to write about or just picking one thing when the time came, or picking what kind of poem I wanted to do this time picking through all the options but I survived. Some poems I like more than others, but I think it just depends on my mood. I’m proud of myself for sticking out and doing all my shit. I think no matter what my grade is I know I tried my hardest, with sometimes it being harder to do then other days but I have other classes, and things going on in life, so I’m proud of myself.
The same thing with the archetypes, as I look at the stages of the monomyths, when I watch a movie I think of the same thing like what is this character going through what’s he going to do to overcome his threshold. It’s so weird that you never knew these things before and now I compare them with stuff all the time. Like an example, this week my boyfriend and I weren’t doing the greatest and I got so depressed. I felt like I had no one here and if I went home id just be closer to him, and he didn’t really want to see me so that wouldn’t work either. I had to help him and help myself at the same time. I mean I think I did a good job. He just needed space which sucks and is good at the same time. I miss him a lot and this week has been so hard for me to do anything but I learned if I want to make it through this journey and that one. I need to become a warrior and fight for what I want, and what I deserve. So I did and today is the first day this week I’ve done semi alright. I just need to start getting more sleep, and actually eating. Today was the first day I ate for like three days, and I can’t sleep at night, all because of a boy and school. The most two important things in my life right now, but I’m glad I became a warrior and I’m making it through.
Some other things I learned, to always go to class you never know when there will be a quiz or you’ll miss something important. To actually do the readings or you will be confused. To keep up with the blogs and poems so I don’t get behind. I think all of these I did a good job at. I did what I can do , and I don’t regret doing the things I didn’t do, I’m not perfect and people shouldn’t expect me to be.
I want to thank you for being a good professor, and I’m happy I got a chance to learn a different way. I truly did enjoy the class, and with all the hard work I’m glad I did what I did. I hope to finish this class off with a good grade, but I don’t know. I hope to see you around, and thanks for everything again!
Your Student,
Jessica Reitler
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