Favorite E-Lit Selection

At first, I was a bit hesitant and weary of E-lit because I did not know what to expect. Over the last few weeks I have gotten a solid grasp on what E-lit is and how to properly interact with it. Although E-lit is far different than cracking open a book, I have enjoyed most of the class readings .A few selections from previous reading really stood out to me, but one in particular was my favorite. 

Mr. Plimpton's Revenge was something unique and different compared to most of the other works. It was helpful to see exactly where the story took place and how it unfolded. I felt immersed in the story because I was able to see all of the locations. The small dialogue boxes made it enjoyable to read because it was not an overwhelming amount of text and I breezed through the piece with a great understanding.  

Even though I really enjoyed Mr. Plimpton's Revenge, by far my favorite was Public Secrets. I am sure some of the reason behind this is the similarities to the Netflix show Orange is the New Black. This piece was so emotionally charged and it engaged the reader to show some type of emotion for these women. The piece was mildly depressing learning a vast majority of the women were locked away for life with no chance of parole, but that is what made the piece so powerful. If it did not contain such harsh issues or punishment the piece would not have been able to engage the viewer on such a deep level. In addition, just being able to hear what the women did to get in was fascinating and disturbing at the same time. I have had family members in prison before so I was able to relate to what the inmates families and friends went through. It was not that shocking to learn about the inmates mistreatment due to all of the media coverage and new shows or films popping up depicting prison life. The overall design of the piece was interesting and something different and it drove me to check out all of the features. There is a large amount of content in this piece, but with it being grouped in sections it made it not as overwhelming. At anytime I felt disinterested I would just go back to the homepage and unravel a new section of information. This kept my attention for a long period of time and a regular textbook I would have lost interest long ago.  One minor gripe I had with this piece was that it seemed as if the creators attempted to group similar stories together, but a solid amount of the stories were not directly related. In the grand scheme of things this was not a big deal, but it just caught my attention after searching through the work.