In Melanie Luken’s narrative she starts out with who
inspired her to love literacy. “…the person who inspired and encouraged my love
for reading and writing: my father” p.132 par.1
Melanie then includes an identified event of one of the most
important time in her life: childhood bike rides with her father and their
memorization of a poem together. p.132 par. 1
She included vivid details that made her story intriguing. “…I
would recite the poem to myself, even when the weather was cold and my breath
make the air foggy.” p.133 par. 2
Melanie’s story had a consistent point of view throughout
the entire paper, from the first sentence, “It would be impossible to discuss
my path to literacy without talking about my literary guardian,…my father.” to
her ending statement, “He has passed on to me his love of language and
literature. It is within this tradition that I understand literacy…” p.132
par.1 and p.136 par1
A clear point in Melanie’s paper that she showed was that
her father gave her a love for literacy through tradition. “My definition of
literacy is: the ability to read, write, and understand within tradition.” P.135
par. 4
I loved Melanie’s story. It was relatable and full of
emotion. I find it very neat that one way she learned to love literacy was
through poetry with one of her parents, because that is a very big piece of my
life. She really emphasized tradition and how it has affected her life. This
was an excellent narrative that I believe has helped me prepare for my upcoming
paper.
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