End of Chapter 4

The end of chapter 4 really opened my eyes to a lot of things. It is interesting, yet intimidating to know that the job that I have as an observer and a writer is double the responsibility than the people I am observing. Not only do I have to interact, study and observe my field site, but I also have to get the opinions and thoughts of the people I am observing. I need to represent my field site as the members involved in my study and as myself so I basically have to be two people at once which is stressful yet interesting. The chapter explains how I have to focus a lot on tiny details that I notice during my observations. It also talks about how when you observe a field site you should have  a focal point during every observation so it can serve as a metaphor for the theme I am observing. This chapter gave a lot of great tips on the fact that I have to be percise and very observant when it comes to detail in order to portray my field site accurately.