Before taking this class, I had never been real familiar with passive and active voice. While never having a problem with passive and active voice, I have not been properly introduced to the grammatical idea. Since I have learned now, I look at my writing and noticed that I must have a correct idea of how to have active voice because I have not found a continual issue with passive voice. Although this may be the case, I am not going to become cocky and think I will never write something in passive voice. Once I began to really look at my writing, I was able to find a passage with passive voice.
OLD PASSAGE
Kittredge believes that people’s lives are stories that they create for themselves once they have discovered what their story is. Momaday is able to satisfy Kittredge because Momaday has a story’s beginning, middle, and end. The story evolves along with the lives of the Kiowa Indians from the discovery of their new world, understanding the meaning behind arrows, and appreciating the beauty within their culture. Being able to create a new story after one has finished is what Kittredge is wanting, otherwise the world will find itself in a great wreck (53). Dwelling upon a story that is not going to change can only damage the stories to come. Momaday discovers his story, evolves his story when the times change, and sucks up every potential the Kiowa culture and the world has to offer.
NEW PASSAGE
Kittredge believes that people’s lives are stories that they create for themselves once they have discovered what their story is. Momaday is able to satisfy Kittredge because Momaday has a beginning, middle, and end. Momaday’s story evolves along with the lives of the Kiowa Indians from discovering their new world, understanding the meaning behind arrows, and appreciating beauty within their culture. Creating a new story after one has finished is what Kittredge is wanting, otherwise the world will find itself in a great wreck (53). Dwelling upon a story that is not going to change can only damage the stories to come. Momaday discovers his story, evolves when the times change, and suck up every potential the Kiowa culture and the world has to offer.
