The comic strip titled Two Questions by Lynda Barry is about a girl who used to love to draw. The two questions "Is this good?" and "Does this suck?" creeped into her life when she was in first grade. The two most popular girls in her class really liked the picture she drew, her teacher even liked it too. Her next drawing wasn't as good. It made the people in her class think she was stupid, dirty and lame. She stopped drawing for her own pleasure, and started listening to the critics. She wanted everyone to like her again, so she kept asking her self "Is this good?" "Does this suck?". As she grew older, she noticed kids stopped drawing, one by one. Then, she started to realize that those two questions made her dread drawing, and it made her lose that happy feeling she used to get. Her advise is to draw for yourself, not for other people. Express yourself and draw what makes you happy.
I can relate to this story because when I was young, I kept a diary and I loved writing short stories in it. As my school career went on, I stopped writing for myself and started writing for the grade. If the instructor gave us a controversial topic, I always chose the side that was easiest or what I thought the teacher would agree with. I never wrote my own feelings down. After reading this, I realize I can write for myself AND still get a good grade. Sure it has to be in MLA format and all instructors have their own criteria, but I can still find a way to make the paper my own :)
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