Writing for a Purpose

Chapter Nine: Daughters and Sons

Term: Narrative

      Bon Nghe, Le Ly's brother, wants to learn how their father felt about the war.  He told Le Ly  " 'I suppose that 's why I want to write a book--like you--to tell our families story' ".  I believe this quote tells readers why Le Ly wanted to write her book.  She wanted her story to be heard. She wanted to share her journey from war to peace.  Today, many writers have reasons why they want to write a book.  Some peole write because they want to share what they have learned and others because they just simply enjoy writing.  For Le Ly it was to share her unforgettable story.  The narratives authors write all have a reason to why they were written, and many books have a dedication page in the front of the book.  It is a page in which the author names the person or people for whom he/she has written the book.  For example, a book that I just finished reading said, "for Erica and Brae, of course".  I believe this shows that authors have a reason behind their writing.

this made me think of the other works by Le Lay Hayslip:

http://www.voiceseducation.org/category/tag/le-ly-hayslip -her two books are at the bottom of the page