David Barthomule

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I read David Bartholomae's essay Against the Grain. I think that I can learn a lot

from his writing. The way he described his writing as "against the grain" makes a lot of

Bartholomae writes that, in his view, writing is not so much prewritng, writing,

and revision as it is tradition, imitation, interference, and resistance. The tradition comes

from books you read and the teachers before you, that influence you indirectly, without

you even realizing it. But the same time, he proposes to interfere with your method of

writing, to go against how it comes out naturally when you write. His proposal allows

one to somewhat break free and to get a new prospective on their work. It allows you to

myself; I try to beclear and concise, to know what i mean. I revise a little bit, here and

writing immediately. Reading this essay honestly changed the way I write. I don't think

Bartholomae furhter writes that he has several notepads when he writes. I think

to write against all of the authors and teachers that have influenced his writing. He also

Approximate Word count = 518
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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