Heyoon and Mother Tongue

Heyoon was a pavilion out in the middle of nowhere that was surrounded by “do not enter signs”. It was described as being a mushroom shape and from the pictures that is how I would describe its appearance. In Alex’s teenage years he and his friends would sneak off to Heyoon just to relax or drink and smoke together. It was a place of secrets and only a select few knew of it. Alex described it as being in a secret club; you didn’t know about it unless you were in the club. I can make a connection to the feelings that Alex has connected to this place because back home I had a “Heyoon” but we called it “Facts” after the building it hid deep in the woods behind. It was a place we would all go to have a big bonfire and listen to music and relax away from everything else. Just like Heyoon, we knew it was trespassing to be there but it invited us in and only a few knew of the spot and the time spent there.

Time and place are important in this episode because it helps give you a mental image of what they were seeing. The time of day and the surrounding of Heyoon added to the secrecy and hidden image of Heyoon. It’s also important to because it tells how through the years, as the people changed and aged, Heyoon did not.

What I know about personal narratives and research papers is that they are very different. The only similarity is you are describing something. One through research and one is through personal experience and what that person has actually seen and done.

In my writing I don’t use one type of “Englishes”. Depending on the type of writing and who my audience is will determine what tone I use. For my research paper I used a formal tone to give myself credibility and a reliable tone. But I feel that my personal narrative will be a more laid back, casual tone. The two englishes Amy uses is the one in her writing which is more formal and the one with her family which is more comfortable and relaxed.