Compost Heap

In class we compared the writing process to a compost heap and the more I think about it, the more similarities I can draw from the process of a compost and one's writing process.  In the beginning both are just bits and pieces, each with a purpose to something at one time, whether it is an idea about Macbeth or the peel of a banana in the midst of the other disposed items. The heat in the compost from the chemical process of the materials is like a writer's motivation to write and to generate new thoughts about the topic at hand.  In the end a final product results from both processes, both of which are used for other purposes.  Compost is used for gardens and to catalyze the growth of plants and other forms of life.  Writing pieces is used to educate others and to inspire readers to draw greater conclusions from analyzing the piece and possibly embark on the same messy cycle we call the writing process.