Richard Rodriguez And Eudora Welty: A Personal Analysis

Reading is an experience that every individual grows from differently. Whether it be a smooth transition or even a positive one depends entirely on the individual. Gerald Graff, Richard Rodriguez, and Eudora Welty all show their growth through literacy narratives. Each one of their experiences although different all relate to my own journey into literacy. My own transition from Dr. Seuss books, to being thoroughly interested in novels such as Kiss the Girls by James Patterson is a novel all on its own.
At the very young age of eleven months old I had meningitis. As a result of this I had to wear leg braces, and a hearing aid. I stuck out like a black sheep in a heard of white. Not being athletically inclined I turned to the classroom. I enjoyed almost all subjects except one in particular, reading. When I would read
Trying to figure out what to do with my life was complicated and stressful. Finding something that made me happy and engaged me enough to want to spend my life doing was quite the task. Then I thought about the rush and passion I felt reading that book Kiss the Girls. I knew I also wanted to understand the human mind since I could never understand my own. Seeing Cazenovia and knowing about the duel major of Criminal Justice/Psychology I knew this is where the next step of my journey would take me. Attending school at Cazenovia has engaged me even further in reading. To be able to read about things that I enjoy just makes me that much more active as a reader.

Everyone has their own literary narrative and their own path into literacy. The growth from picture books to those with over a thousand pages is a huge transition in one’s life. Reading has impacted my life and others such as Gerald Graff, Richard Rodriguez, and Eudora Welty. I know my literary journey is still only beginning and the rest of my novel known as life is still a blank book. From here on I am just going to continue writing the