Week 6 Journal

In my opinion, place and scene has a definite role in everyday writing, simply because of its presence. The fact that certain areas such as walls and other structures that almost always surround you are so readily available, it makes for an easy example of everyday writing. Let’s say I am walking home from school, and see a white wall on the way. If I had some spray paint in my backpack, and felt the urge to express my feelings from the spray paint on to the wall, that event could be characterized as everyday writing. Place and scene are interesting as parts of everyday writing because they aren’t controlled or mandated by anything or anybody. They’re sort of just there. You’re free to write on it as you please. Now whether or not there are any repercussions for writing on a particular wall is up for anther discussion. Essentially, there are certain structures of society (walls, abandoned tables or desks, etc.) that are examples of everyday writing simply because of where they are placed or the scene which they are under. Place/scene also plays an important role in the circulation of ideas. I thought Edbauer told an interesting story near the beginning of her article. When she told us when she saw the “ZEPPELIN ROCKS!!!!” sign on the wall, the woman that happened to catch Edbauer’s quick chuckle at the sign was personally in severe anger/disbelief. That sign provoked a certain emotion from her. Whether it is positive or negative, everyday writing with regards to place and scene plays a role in the circulation of ideas because it forces you to have an opinion about it.