She wanted to to write children’s books since she started reading them.
Explanation:
She wrote her first novel when she was 10, and when no one wanted to publish it, she was sad for a little while but then just became more driven. She accomplished her goal in 2009, when her first two novels for 8-12 year-old's, <em>Standing for Socks</em>, and <em>The Trouble with Mark Hopper</em>, hit shelves.
It is significant because a prominent leader was suggesting that the unequal treatment of African Americans was in direct opposition to the principles of the Declaration of Independence.
This simile compares Jim's positioning and expression in the doorway to a type of dog used for hunting small game, suggesting that he is attentively looking at Della.