Journal 3.2

Journal 3.2

I must admit when I first read the Garden of the Forking paths I was very confused. The plot was unclear to me, it was troubling to pick out the protagonist and antagonist, and I was unable to locate the setting. Simply put, the story was very vague to me. Luckily, while looking at the websites assigned that was related to the story, I was able to have a better understanding of the story.
The first “Geocite” website that was given to us was both very useful and at times distracting. The many designs on the side of the pages and the links to click on are very creative at first, but after a while they do become redundant. You find it more a hardship to read the story through this website because it becomes more of a distraction at the end.
Even though the website is at times hard to read, it goes along very well with the theme of the story, a labyrinth. What is a labyrinth? Simply, a labyrinth is a maze. You can definitely link a maze to the website just by scrolling and clicking around the page. In essence, this website adds to the meaning of the story by being able to use a kind of labyrinth while you are reading.
The second “Geocite” was much easier to comprehend. It was more of a summary and gave you the background information with a very direct approach. I believe that your liking between the two website truly depends on the person. A very intuitive person would probably love the first “Geocite” because of its creativity and how it would be able to draw them into the reading. A reader like me, who likes to get to the point, likes to read the second website due to its clarity. Overall, each website brought its “own thing to the table” in terms of understanding the story, you just have to find which style works best for you.

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