J Carpenter Readings

 I very much enjoyed reading about Juliet Carpenter's experiences and the way she navigates translation. I specifically liked her Mozart example. Japanese onomatopoeia is something that I have thought a lot about when it comes to translating into English and her perspective was very fascinating. I liked the idea of when you run into something that might be difficult to convey cross-linguistically, it can be helpful to consider the full context of both how the phrase is being used and also what the author was intending when they used it. Like with Mozart and how the kid's book used onomatopoeia to equate his works to a relatable feeling, the reader must also understand that that might be how Mozart was feeling at the time of composition. This example was helpful to frame how translators might go about more creative pieces of writing - like poetry. 

I also liked the question about understanding the reveal in the mystery novel. As a relatively untrained translator but mystery novel genre enjoyer, I tend to think that it would be essential to know the piece fully before attempting a translation. There are many famous mystery novels that when read multiple times, each re-read unlocks new hints and puzzle pieces that the author left for the reader to solve the mystery. I think that is an essential aspect of the genre to be able to communicate that if it exists. That part of mystery novels might not be universal to other genres as well, however I think the idea that any author might leave foreshadowing hints throughout their story might exist as well.

Tori