'A Thematic Analysis Of Home' By T. Brandt

The autobiography, ¨Calling Home¨, not only meets the standards of an autobiography, but it goes above and beyond. When you begin the story it eludes to a tale about a Brandt going on a happy shopping trip with her family, but as you read the story you start to see the true nature of why this particular day was so important to her. In an Autobiography you are supposed to make the reader feel what you felt, and experience the event with you as they read, Brandt pulls this off numerous times throughout the story. When Brandt discusses that having anything ¨with the Peanuts on it, you were in¨, she brings you back to when you were younger, remembering what would have made you ¨in¨ as a child. Brandt relates to you again when she discusses not wanting to wait on line for thirty minutes, all to spend 75 cents, though her response may not relate to that many readers. In autobiographies it's expected that you include even the small details in order to help readers understand what's going on and by adding that 75 cents Brandt does that, making sure the rest of the
Even when she gets caught your relating to her and her thoughts that just telling the truth would save her. When the security guard goes through the trouble of calling the police and having her arrested, Brandt discusses how she normally relies on her sister to make her feel safe, and how the police took that from her, making you feel pity for her. When they were walking her out of the store, Brandt makes a comparison to The Scarlet Letter which perfectly helps you understand exactly what Brandt was feeling, thinking, and worrying about. After Brandts arrest time in jail her mother's tells her that she won't be punished because she was punished enough when the department decided to arrest a 13 year