I found that the literacy narrative was pretty easy to
write. As soon as I thought of the perfect topic, the words came effortlessly.
I guess it was better for me because that was one of the biggest achievements
of my childhood and I was truly proud of myself for finally reading a real book.
That memory stuck with me for all these years. The hardest part was sticking a
message into the memory that others would be able to relate to. I’m still not
sure I got the message across very well. I haven’t always been the kind of
person that will open up to people. I am very shy, so a lot of the books I read
in my teens and my cat were my only friends. I have come a long way in that I
will talk to people that I don’t know, if I am being forced or if someone I
know is with me. My favorite part of
writing that essay was that I got to take something that was an important part of
who I became as a result of my reading “A Dog Called Kitty,” and throw it all
into a paper I had to write for a grade. It was because of that monumental book
that I won’t go anywhere without at least one book with me. This is my “how I
became such a nerd” essay and it was cool to let other people into my life in a
way I never have before. I think that is one of the best essays I have ever
written because I put so much of myself into it. As I wrote it I could see everything
happening like it had before and even though it is sometimes difficult for me,
because I have a tendency to get extremely off topic, I felt that it was easier
to stay on topic with this essay because it really happened and I didn't have
to make it all up.
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