Dear Mr. Landshof,

There is no easy way to explain my dilemma. However, I will try my best, seeing that I will not be at school tomorrow to personally ask you.

(I tried resolving the issue with the help of some acquaintances, but have not suceeded, concluding that you are the only one who will be able to answer.)

Well, just yesterday night, I had a muse, you see. My sudden muse drove me to completely write an entirely different essay with an entirely different topic, which had hitherto been about Disney princesses.

I now write about three different grades of liars. My dilemma begins here. I assume that you intended for us to copy the stylings of Northropfrye for the intro, of Golding for the classification, and of Bennett for the conclusion. Have I been foolishly misled or have I fully understood your intentions? That is my first question.

My second question deals with whether the essay is a direct analysis and explanation of the three levels or whether it is more of a narrative, like Golding's. I am mostly concerned with this issue because I believed that I was supposed to write a narrative and therefore, that is what I did.

So, if you still do not understand, I basically wrote my version of Golding's "Thinking as a Hobby." I, myself, am the narrator in the story, and I meet three different grades of liars. I do not directly state, "She is a Grade Three thinker because..." Instead, I allow the audience to deduce what makes a Grade Three thinker based on her actions.

If I failed to understand your directions and have truly screwed up, I regret. However, please inform me as soon as possible. This way, I will have enough time to make amends.

Again, I thank you for your time in reading this ridiculously long e-mail letter and please do reply.

P.S. Please forgive me for any spelling or grammar errors; as you may deduce already, I am quite sick. That is why I will not be able to attend school tomorrow.

P.P.S. As for my unusual vernacular, I have just discovered Sherlock Holmes and am currently enthralled by the movie.

-Emily Huynh, from your 3rd period English class :)



I doubt he ever read this but still,
one of my best works yet. (;