I Will Always Write Back Book Report

Our contemporary society was influenced by the idea of memories and justice, obstacles and struggles can influence why a person writes, and how “the good life” can be unique to different people. First of all, people read and write in our society today because it helps them with the memories and bring justice to some struggles in their lives. For example, by writing down their memories, many authors and writers are able to overcome their fears and struggles. They do this and it helps them to express how they are feeling and what they experienced.

I’m sure many have shared stories of their high school experiences and can relate when I say those four years have taught me many lessons. During this time, I’d come face to face with the fraudulent friendships, temporary romances, and other high school dramas that my parents once warned me about—those of which I simply brushed off as myths. It wasn’t the 90’s anymore— times have changed and people are different—or at least, that’s what I thought.

Since they aren't able to keep a stable job for long, of course they are going to have money problems. If they don't have money then how will the children be able to eat. Throughout the novel, Jeanette explains multiple times of herself and her siblings, having to fend for themselves, because her parents did not have enough money to buy them food. For example when she states that, “If I was playing in a friend’s yard, I’d ask if I could use the bathroom, and if no one was in the kitchen, I’d grab something out of the refrigerator or cupboard and take it into the bathroom and eat it there…” (The Glass Castle 68). Jeanette was so hungry all of the time because her parents never had the money to buy food, so her only choice was to take food from her friend’s

“Writing it down is important to us…recording what we’ve done, in words, on paper, it’s got to be our way of telling ourselves that we mean something, that we matter. That the things we’ve done have made a difference.”

Literacy memories and events began at a young age for me, and while teachers and family members all impacted my opinions and preferences for reading, every book I read and writing assignment given to me helped me form my literacy story and come to enjoy reading. Many literacy moments came from when I was young, like my mom or dad reading to me before bed or teachers reading to me at school their favorite books. All of these memories were accompanied by everyone saying how great reading was, and for a while I didn’t believe them. I had so many forced experiences with reading that it was almost painful for me to pick up a book. But as time went on and the reading I was still forced to do intensified, a better relationship with reading and writing

The point of keeping a notebook has never been, nor is it now to have an accurate factual record of what I have been doing or thinking. Author, Joan Didion, in her essay, “On Keeping a Notebook” explains how to keep a notebook and why. Didion’s purpose is to inform us on how she keeps a notebook and why notebooks are useful in helping us to remember events that happened in the past. She adopts a sentimental tone in order to emphasize how many memories are kept alive by keeping a notebook. Didion uses ethos, pathos, and different rhetorical devices in her essay to explain her point.

First, the poor economic status of the village leads to a low quality of life for Giri and others around her. While Devi does not directly critique the poverty level in the story, readers can easily see what has become of it. When married off, Giri does not even have a place to call home as Aulchand has no home; Aulchand himself struggles to provide food and shelter for just himself. Giri’s first daughter, Belarani, was born in the “crumbling hovel with the tin door.” Giri works relentlessly to provide food, clothes, and shelter for herself and her family. Slaving for the necessities of life takes a toll on her body. When visiting home, Giri’s mom states that Giri’s new life has “tarnished her bright complexion, ruined her abundant hair, and made her collarbones stick out.” There seems to be little opportunity for advancement as well; Aulchand and Giri work on the road and at the babu household, and Aulchand works odd side jobs whenever the opportunity arises.

hard for commoners with very little money which means they had to work twice as harder to obtain

Most of the time, there wasn’t a steady income coming in but when there was her father, Rex, who was an alcoholic spent the money on himself. So not only did their mom put herself before the kids, but a lot of times the dad did as well. They never had a lot to begin with, but the money they did have never went to the kids. Rex and

It was not unusual for the Walls to lack money. It is apparent that they had very alarming financial problems, through the children lived in poverty for about 90% of their childhood. Rex and Mary failed to establish healthy environment for their children, for they sometimes went days without proper meals and hygiene . Jeannette mentioned that “one time in California, the grape pickers went on strike.” That simply lead to the Walls to drive “hundred miles to the vineyards.” They ate grapes for every meal for weeks after that day. Not only that but for a good portion of their lives they lived in a desert. Although Jeannette did not see it at the time, her parents had failed miserably to having a steady income for the family. Hurting Jeannette in the future when she wanted to attend to college in New York.

became the only source of income for their family, and due to her low salary, she could not

Writing may be an enthralling experience for one and a clever way to decompress for another. In general, however, writing has different purposes for a variety of people. “Why I Write,” written in the late 20th century by Terry Tempest Williams, describes various reasons for writing narrated from a female’s perspective. The short essay begins in the middle of the night with a woman engulfed in her own thoughts. She abruptly goes forth by reciting the multiple reasons why she continues to write in her life. Through a variety of rhetorical devices such as repetition, imagery, analogies, and symbolism, Terry Tempest Williams produces an elegant piece of writing that offers the audience insight into the narrator’s life and forces the audience to have empathy for the narrator with the situation she is incurring.

Constantly struggling to find available food sources the two were, at times, left starving and

There were many women that struggled just to make ends meet and had to make efforts just to put food on the table in order to provide for their children. In addition to this these women would even barter with the neighbors or family members that were close by. In one letter that Mary Dedrick wrote she explains a neighbor bringing her food stating “He give me a little last fall but none

In The Jungle the entire family, besides a couple of their kids, have to have jobs in order to pay for their home, meals, etc. They work long hours and get minimum wages. This is barely enough for them to survive. The constant stress and malnourishment had caused Ona, the wife of Jurgis in the family, to be thrown into a deep depression.