"It would be impossible to discuss my path to literacy without talking about my literary guardian, the person who inspired and encouraged my love for reading and writing, my father." (pg 132, paragraph 1) Luken opens her narrative with its main point-that her dad helped shape her love of reading and writing.
"We nearly always took the same route, down to the bike path by the river, circling around, and breaking at Carillon Park under the bell tower. We would just sit, rest, and think under the bells." (pg. 132, paragraph 1). Luken gives detail here to show the readers her relationship with her dad.
"For this reason, my definition of literacy involves more than the ability to read and write; for me, it is also a tradition, an inheritance I received from my father, and an ability to appreciate language because of him and because of many other writers who came before me." (pg 133, paragraph 1) This is where Luken explains why her story is important to her.
"Because of him I can quote, 'If you can keep your head when all about you/ Are losing theirs and blaming it on you (Kipling lines 1-2)..." (pg 133, paragraph 3) Luken gives us more detail here and insight to her relationship with her father.
"From the time I could read and write, I wrote and acted out princess stories all on my own." (pg 134, paragraph 2) Luken tells the story in the first person and from this point, the story is in chronological order.
"Another thing that I vividly remember as a child is spending quite a bit of time in public libraries." (pg 134, paragraph 3). This whole paragraph is full of rich, personal details from Luken's childhood. The details bring the story to life for the readers.
"Because of my father and our shared love of literature, my definition literacy is intimately linked to the idea of tradition." (pg 135, paragraph 3) Luken uses this paragraph to emphasize her main point.
"It is with tradition that I understand literacy, a tradition that causes me to sometimes think 'God is not dead; nor doth he sleep!' (Longfellow 32) when I hear bells ringing." Luken provides an empathetic conclusion.
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