Commentary on "a few words about breasts" and Minivan Motoring

I thought that this essay was written very well. The author really focused on the development of breasts as being vital to her womanhood. Such a small thing meant the world to this girl at the time. She complained and complained and did whatever she could to look like a woman and feel accepted. She even comments on the way she ridiculously tried to hide her breast size and look more mature. The paragraph in which she reunites with her best friend is very important. The word choice of "betrayed" really shows the angst she felt. Even though her friend had no control over the way she developed the author still felt betrayed by her friend. Even as an adult this woman still felt awkward about her bust size. She realized that it has made her who she is and has influenced her decisions in life, even enough for her to dump her "sweet" boyfriend for fear that he did not like her breasts. Her insecurities came into play all the time whenever, the topic arose. The last line of this essay is great and really drives her point home. All her friends said that having big breasts were a problem, and her response that they are all full of shit is great because at heart she knows that her breast size has affected her as a person.

Minivan Motoring

Minivan Motoring was also very well written. It was very interesting how he incorporated statistics while still making the essay very personal. The idea that one's car says a lot about a person is definitely true. A car shows personality, economic status and the attitude of a person. A girl who drives a VW bug is much different from a girl that drives an F-150. He makes a good point that a car becomes a family member. I still have my first car and it will always be my first car. I love it and it's not the fanciest or fastest car but it will always be my first. It is great how different people think differently about cars. The city dwellers love his van for the practicality and the retro look, while many might say its a piece of junk. In the end, his car is a huge part of his life and even though he has to get a new one this car will always be in his memory along with all the fun stuff that he did while driving it.