DeSmit, Baylee Second Third of Date & Time Blog Post

    Date & Time by Phil Kaye is a uniquely written story of the author's life and experiences. He believes that there is a beginning, middle, and end in every story but not particularly in that order. He gives us characteristics and information about himself through his poems that allow us to realize the type of person he is. We now have two parts of his life and stories, it will be interesting to see what is revealed in the last section. What does he consider The Middle in his life? 

    In the first part The End we learned about his life through the lens of an adult mindset of his past thoughts and experiences. But in The Beginning, I think his lens or mindset is his experiences as a kid. When times were simpler and he did not have an adult experience that would change his views on things. We are told about the history he is learning through family, he is growing up as we read but it is all with a different mindset than The End part. 

    I think a theme of the Beginning part is that times were simpler when you were a kid. Although you did not understand everything that was going on you had the imagination and determination to make things fun. Especially in the Before the Internet poem, they used their imagination when things got bored. They did not just give up and sit around. They took to the trees and had fun. Even though he almost got hurt and was bleeding he realized that he is human. He is not something that is indestructible and must work all the time. He is a kid that has yet to grow up.