Elizabeth Bidisland's Race Around The World Summary
Matthew Goodman is an author who has written two nonfiction books, along with his books he’s the author of “Elizabeth Bisland’s Race Around the World”. Just as the title suggests, the article is a look into Elizabeth Bisland’s race. The race consisted of her and another woman competing to see who could make it around the world faster. There are many things that need to be looked at when examining someone else's writing. Such things include what are the expectations, strengths and weaknesses of the writing, and the use of language within the essay. Many things come together to form a piece of writing, did Matthew use these aspects wisely?
When reading the title of Goodman’s article, the initial thought is that the reading is about Elizabeth Bisland’s race. The title is very captivating, making the reader want to know just what exactly happened on her journey around the world. Was she the fastest? How …show more content…
One of which being he has a tendency to use very long sentences. An example of this is, “Near the end of the trip, cold and sleepless and hungry, Bisland hurtled by train and ferry through France, England, Wales, and Ireland to catch the steamship that was her last chance to beat Bly, only to have to cross a storm-tossed North Atlantic in the worst weather that had been seen in many years.” It makes the places where he does use super long sentences a little frustrating and confusing to read. He could definitely cut down on these and break them into multiple sentences. One other major weakness really prevalent within his writing is that the article is heavily focused on Elizabeth’s past and time after her journey, rather than focusing on the journey. When seeing the title, the reader thinks the article will be about her race, but instead Matthew focuses on other things making it seem like a biography. This aspect of his writing is really rather
When reading the title of Goodman’s article, the initial thought is that the reading is about Elizabeth Bisland’s race. The title is very captivating, making the reader want to know just what exactly happened on her journey around the world. Was she the fastest? How …show more content…
One of which being he has a tendency to use very long sentences. An example of this is, “Near the end of the trip, cold and sleepless and hungry, Bisland hurtled by train and ferry through France, England, Wales, and Ireland to catch the steamship that was her last chance to beat Bly, only to have to cross a storm-tossed North Atlantic in the worst weather that had been seen in many years.” It makes the places where he does use super long sentences a little frustrating and confusing to read. He could definitely cut down on these and break them into multiple sentences. One other major weakness really prevalent within his writing is that the article is heavily focused on Elizabeth’s past and time after her journey, rather than focusing on the journey. When seeing the title, the reader thinks the article will be about her race, but instead Matthew focuses on other things making it seem like a biography. This aspect of his writing is really rather