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astraxan [27]
3 years ago
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My stomach feels like it’s tightening into a tiny little ball. I feel like throwing up. I keep thinking that I’ll get laughed at

the minute I step off the bus. Instead, I’m greeted by a couple of my friends who were in my English class last year. At that point, it hits me. Ms. Gruwell, my crazy English teacher from last year, is really the only person who made me think of hope for my future. Talking with my friends about our English class and the adventures we had the year before, I began to feel better . . . . I receive my class schedule and the first teacher on the list is Ms. Gruwell in Room 203. I walk in the room and I feel as though all the problems in my life are not important anymore. I am home. Based on this excerpt, what is the author’s purpose for writing?
English
1 answer:
bonufazy [111]3 years ago
5 0

Based on this excerpt, the author's purpose for writing is to heal. In literature, the term purpose refers to a person's reason for writing, such as to inform, entertain, explain, or persuade. The author's goal is to convince the reader to agree with the author. This means the author wants the reader to think or act in a specific way, such as this case, the author's purpose is to persuade the reader that to heal is the is the purpose for writing.



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