The Lonely Good Company Of Books Summary

Throughout my life I haven’t learned too much about literature. It wasn’t until high school I thought highly of literature, in a sense I would have to be literate in order to succeed. As I proceed through life I realize how important literature is, not only to myself but to others. In “The Lonely Good Company of Books”, Richard Rodriguez explains how his parents did not read to him, and how he became literate. I could relate to Richard’s situation because I wasn’t read to much either. Though reading and writing is a necessity and students should learn literature at a young age, it can also be entertaining and create imagination. A growing problem in society is the inability to be literate at a young age. Like Rodriguez, I wasn’t read to much. Rodriguez states, “For both my parents, however, reading was something done out of …show more content…
The struggle in high school classes were learning the new material such as MLA format and writing essays. I wrote my best persuasive essay during my junior year, titled as “The Use of Drones in the Military”. Because of my vague knowledge of literature, I was granted a tutor for this assignment. My tutor, a senior in high school, helped me develop and expand my topic, as well as enhance my abilities to cite sources. My tutor would check for any grammatical or citation errors during each session. Because of the tutor I was able to write the essay using proper grammar and punctuation, and cite sources to support my argument. The primary purpose of the essay was to help me gain knowledge in writing a persuasive essay. Not only did this essay help me academically, the sources entertained my strategically-driven mind and allotted me the information of military history. I felt the satisfaction of achievement upon completion of the essay. Looking back at this essay, I realized my strengths and weaknesses, which have helped me through my first semester of