Question

Read the excerpt below from "Diary 24" in The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers and answer the question that follows. 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? to persuade

Answer 1

Answer:

To heal

Explanation:

The author of the text is very uncomfortable and with a high degree of anxiety at the beginning of the paragraph. He is nervous, feeling bad and feels that he will vomit at any moment. But when he arrives in English class, all these problems go away and he feels comfortable and at home. This is because writing during this class takes away all the bad feelings that come with the author, as if writing cured him of all these ills, his teacher even praises his writing and says he has a future.

With this, we can conclude that the author's goal in writing is to cure.