For the Love of Reading

The five literacy narratives that we had to read were all unique in there own way but at the same time they all were alike. They all were somewhat alike in the fact that all the stories had a theme of something that the author loved to do. Almost all the stories were related because the authors had a love for reading and writing. They all strived to learn to read and write even if they were poorly taught.

I thought the readings were excellent and very fun to read. I especially liked the writing by Malcolm X because it was cool to see that people in prison would be so "hungry" to read. Most people take reading and writing for granted but most of these authors were very thankful to be able to read. Another reading I enjoyed was "Mother Tongue". This reading was fun to read because it shows that when you speak and write you do not need to use fancy words to impress people but rather you should speak in a way that they will understand completely, that way you communicate the best.

You may say "Who cares about reading and writing?". Well, for a few of the authors of these stories, reading and writing saved their lives, like the author of "Learning to Read", Frederick Douglass. Being able to read and write helped him be able to understand what abolition meant and that he could run away from a life of slavery to a life of freedom.

This reading will definitely make me realize how lucky I am to be able to read and write and how useful it can be to me.