While reading The Deep there is obviously a big focus on the remembering, and at the same time I am confused about this aspect. It is clear to me that Yetu holds the memory and it is painful but does leaving to the surface erase this? I suppose my question will be answered as we read further. It is just a crazy concept to me that she is the only one that holds this and why? What is the reasoning behind just her knowing and it being so painful? It is interesting to me that just one individual holds so much history, and this can remind us that history is not parallel, and everyone has their own. It is also wild how there is just so much history, and so much unknown. I appreciate the perspective The Deep has opened up for me, because just a small change in the way you look at things can open up a whole world of new knowledge. Simultaneously, it makes me sad that there is so much truth in history that has been lost or destroyed because of who is in power. Makes me curious to discover more and find what is hiding. I am glad that these questions are leading to growth and allowing myself to understand history as a entirely new concept that is so variable.
Glad that you are enjoying and feeling yourself learning. That is everything. I would like to see use the blogs to practice close reading a bit more: find a quote and explicate it, push your interpretation of the text by carefully reading its words (as we did in class last week). Show where the text produces this learning. Keep going!