The Turtle

This was the second piece of work that i read, that was written by John Steinbeck. It was intense. haha. I had read another descriptive piece by him, on Sir Lansalaut, which i did like. This on the other hand, was really really really descriptive. He uses ALOT of metaphors, and an immense amount of figurative language. It got annoying. I mean, the story is about this turtle who is trying to cross this road. He faces various conflicts on his way, like pointy things stuck on his leg, etc, but he is still determined to get on the other side of the road. The whole story being a metephor, for not giving up, no matter how many conflicts we may face in our lives. On the good side, I did like the metephors Steinbeck used, and he did a good job giving the oh-so-slow pace to his piece, just like the way a turtle walks. It was a very very descriptive piece on this not-so-ninja trutle, who is willing to put his life in risk, just to get across. Yup, i was expecting this piece to be better, however the first piece was better. I would not, ever read a novel, written like this short story. :)

Despite all that i said, i did like his novel, Of Mince and Men :)