ENG1141
Creative Writing
Formal Critique
Reviewer’s Name: Kiara Wright
Title: Pendeja, You Ain’t Steinbeck: My Bronca with Fake-Ass Social Justice Literature
Author’s Name: Myriam Gurba
Characters
I like how Gurba talked about her grandfather, being a publicist and following his footsteps.
Question: What would your grandfather say if he read your critique on American Dirt?
Point of View
I feel like Cummin contradicted herself when she said that “I don’t want to write about race,” Cummins wrote in a 2015 New York Times op-ed. “ but ended up writing in a point of view of a different race.
Question: my question is for the Cummin. if you had the option to interview few people to get an understanding their point of view, would you do it?
Setting & Context
Question: If you were to write a book would you want Cummin to Critique it?
Voice & Style
I really like how she expressed how she felt about American Dirt. Though it was her opinion it felt like they she wrote how she felt the she would speak rather than it being formal, she just wrote her honest opinion.
Dialogue
I like how she compared American Dirt to “its pages ought to be upcycled as toilet paper”.
Question : What other opinions do you have about American Dirt?
Good evening Kiara,
I agree that Cummin contradicted herself about she will not write about another face. I do believe Cummin picking the bad part of Mexico will give everyone a bad view when in reality not all of Mexico is like that.
Good evening Kiara,
I agree that Cummin contradicted herself about she will not write about another face. I do believe Cummin picking the bad part of Mexico will give everyone a bad view when in reality not all of Mexico is like that.
Hey Kiara, I agree with your character critique. I also liked that Gurba mentioned her grandfather in the beginning of her work. It gave the readers more insight to her life other than the clues readers got from the way Gurba writes. For example, Gurba’s sassy tone.