ReadingResponseByrneLit&Society

I thought that the first section of this book was interesting because of the fact that I am an Anthropology major, and one day hope to get my PHD in cultural anthroplogy. I thought that it was a little odd that she decided to do this experiment since it doesn't seem like an older person would have the exact same experience as an 18 year old freshman. Plus, didn't she go to college when she was younger in order to become a professor? I suppose if it was a very long time ago that times have changed, but many things that she experienced are probably very similar. I definitely think that the other students, especially the ones that Nathan lived with in her dorm, would treat her at least a little bit differently because she was so much older than them. I enjoyed the way Nathan related things back to her ethnographic research in overseas countries. My favorite was the passage about launguage. I thought that her being cited for an alcohol violation was a little bit ridiculous and perhaps overexaggerated. I'm not sure what RA in their right mind would not allow a 40-50 year old women to have alcohol in a room with the door closed? I think that a lot of Nathans discussion was very simplistic in nature- she seemed surprised to see that college students had a lot of "stuff"? Are you kidding me?! Of course we do! Overall I think that she does a good job in the organization of her writing, and I'm curious to read the next Chapters to see what conclusions she finds.Byrne Reading Response