Literaature Analysis No.1

TOPICS and/or EVENTS
1. My book is about the short life of Kurt Cobain who was the lead singer of the band Nirvana.
   [B] Before reading the book I had and idea of what I would come across. Such as things that would surprise me and things that wouldn't. I was right for better or for worse.
2. Charles R. Cross chose to write about Kurt simply for the reason that Kurt's life fascinated Charles,especially since at the time not much was known about Kurt's upbringing before fame fell upon him. Charles wanted to get a better understanding of Kurt's life and he did.
3. I chose this book in order to know more about Kurt. Especially since Nirvana is one of my favorite bands and Kurt being such a polarizing figure. From the start of the book you know it's going to be good. It has such great detail of Kurt's from the smallest to the biggest events. Charles R. Cross does a phenomenal job at depicting Kurt's life. And it was all of this detail and me wanting to know more about Kurt that wouldn't let me put down this book.
4. There were some similarities between mine and Kurt's life which is why I did make a connection with it. Both Kurt and myself come from family's that experience divorce. And some of the feelings that both he and I had were similar when it came to divorce. And also when it came to certain feelings when it came to a particular parent. I also made a connection with the people in the book who feared for the life of Kurt. Even though I knew what the outcome was going to be. It still wasn't easy reading about the downward spiral that was Kurt's life that started at an early age.

PEOPLE
1. Cross in some cases did write his own personal interpretation of certain people, but it was only the people he had interactions with. All other writings of people in the book were based off of interpretations of family and friends of Kurt. The tone of Cross through most of this book is a sadness, but there is a happiness in certain parts.
2. Kurt was short and skinny he had blue eyes and blonde hair. As a child he was loud and was always running around. As he got older he was became more soft spoken. He also had a different sense of humor than most people. If he was a fictional character I would characterize him directly. Especially since he was a person who had many different layers to him.
3. Kurt is one of those people that you can write about since there is so much to him. If he was a fictional character he would defiantly be a dynamic character. He changes throughout his life because of experiences that have a profound impact on him.

STYLE
1. Most of the writing in the book has a journalistic style to it. This is because of how Cross interviewed family and friends of Kurt. But Cross also read the journals of Kurt which allowed him to get to know more of who Kurt was. There are a few instances where Cross does use foreshadowing. In these instances the foreshadowing is very unassuming. And you wouldn't notice them unless you were paying complete attention to the book.
2.Cross did use lengthy descriptions to describe the people and the places in the book. The fact that Cross did chose to use lengthy descriptions is what makes the book great. If he focused heavily on the dialogue the book would be crap. It also wouldn't make sense since you wouldn't know where any of it took place.
3. Cross gets the reader to imagine that he or she is in the book and watching all of Kurt's life unfold in front of them. This has an impact on the reader because it makes the reader become attached to Kurt. It makes you care for his overall well being.
4.His attitude to the readers was probably good. Especially since he wasn't just writing the book for himself but also for the people who were interested in Kurt.
5. Cross used many resources in order to write this book. From articles he found in newspapers to Kurt's own personal journal's. And all of the people he interviewed in to get first hand accounts of certain situations in Kurt's life. Knowing that Cross did use all of these resources in order to write this book did have and effect on my thinking. It proved to me that all of what happened in the book was all factual.

ENDURING MEMORY
There will be a lot things from this book that I will remember. But the one thing to surely stay with me is the part that describes Kurt's first encounter with heroin. The way Cross described it is chilling to me especially since I don't like needles. That part of the book tends to give me chills for two reasons. One, the roll the drug plays in the rest of his life for better or wore mostly worse. Two, how it did seem to be the only part time cure for his stomach issues that he had for most of his life.