The writer is by nature a dreamer— conscious dreamer- Carson McCullers
Example of writing on a concept
Prompt: Write about one concept in Hesford-'s Framing Identities. This essay goes into depth about the narrative of South Africa given to Hesford's family
Hesford, through the description of her family’s once-prized photograph, creates an argument on how narrative can be deceiving. Moreover, Hesford reflects back on what Europeans thought of South Africa, full of sexual desire and fear of the unknown, as a way to depict a narrative not shown. Thus, one of the underlying truths and narratives of the photo was this viewpoint of Africa to the Hesford family. Additionally, Hesford describes the many times she has heard about her great-grandfather’s “lust for the bottle and women” (Hesford). When looking at that photo, one would never be able to see the grief moving to Africa caused Hestford’s family and this entire narrative. It proves the larger point Hesford is trying to make about the seeingly deceptive nature of photographs or stories as there is always more to it. She brings this point to autobiographies where someone has the power to fully morph their story into whatever they want the reader to get out of it by sharing certain details and taking out others.