Materialities of Writing

1.      While I was writing my response in crayon, it was definitely different that writing in either in pen or typing.  I found the poem to be deep and intriguing, and normally I would feel overwhelmed about writing my analysis.  However, the writing utensil of a crayon calmed me down as a feeling of nostalgia came over me; for it has been a very long time since I have used crayon. 
2. Out of the 21 drafts hanging on the wall, I noticed a few similarities and many differences.  For example: in number 12 I found simplistic due to the yellow construction paper and the different colored crayons therefore I felt at ease while reading it.  On the other hand, number 11's draft was not really a draft at all.  This person's paper was not attractive by face value due to the page filled with text that bombarded me as the reader.  However this person must have really connected to the poem and understood its true meaning. 
3. If there was a culture with crayons as the only writing implements, that given culture would be much more simplistic and relaxed than ours.  People would take pride in artistic abilities such as color, expression and texture.  Writing would be much more selective and controlled because there would be no eraser, therefore writing would not be repetitive but direct.  
4. After taking part in the crayon exercise, I observed that some people seem to be more at ease when writing with crayon because of the elementary feel it has, while it has no effect on others.  Throughout high school and higher education professors have drilled into my mind what a "good" essay is compiled of.  Not even a crayon could break the habit of having numerous drafts for an essay, so I feel that I was not effected by using crayon.  However, I observed that some people's reaction papers were much shorter than mine, and even included some picture or word art.  These were the people that were effected by using the crayon.  Using different writing implements can change a person's form and even style of writing.