Violence in essays?

KentuckyKid
Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:23:02 +0000

Ok, so basically make it upbeat? I’m wanting to go to a good (out-of-state! haha) school, but I’m hardly dissatisfied. I will be using a funny tone, because (and I agree) without it things would be a pity party/drag. There are a lot of ‘stranger-than-fiction’ stories and my own thoughts on them. The fact is, a lot of this stuff we laugh off anyway, and that is going to be a cental part of the essay.

However, would a serious tone in certain places work? Some of these stories (cleaning up carcasses, dealing with seizures) have affected my view, but I don’t see humor there, and making fun of it seems disrespectful.

Would it be ok to have a few, more sad, but reflective moments that throw on the brakes? Or would that ruin the pacing too much?