Literary Autobiography Analysis

Literary Autobiography As a young adult, I struggled to believe that reading could be enjoyable. My reading levels were behind my classmates and I needed extra help, I was ashamed and loathed reading. My intense desire to have the passion to pick up a book and comprehend its story was fueled by my mom. My mom could not fall asleep without a book in her hands, and most mornings I would hear her complaining about how tired she was from her late night reading. I strove to be a “good” reader, to be like my mom. Overtime, I was still troubled by my reading, lost in books that had no real connection to my life. While I once was conflicted with my reading abilities I connected to young adult literature, had superior influences, and look forward
I could find the objective in reading because I had other thing to worry about. My parents own a drug and alcohol recovery program and I saw children being put into foster care; watching my father fight his own addiction as well. School was not a priority of mine, but I came across a book titled Money Hungry in the sixth grade. It was a book that told a story about a young girl with a father who stumbled with addiction, just like mine. This book started a deep devotion for literature in my life. I read everywhere and all the time. I grew through the book and began to value the bond between people and story. My eagerness to read increased when I sat in just one class with my teacher MJ. He was different from my previous teachers, he found beauty in reading and found a way to feel the storyline. Before class reading was just to make sure I did not fail the test, but then he made us look deeper into our reading. There was not a student who did not appreciate his knowledge. From Lord of the Flies, Life of Pi, Fahrenheit 451, and Hamlet; all were amusing because of him. Though we did do much reading activities we discussed how we individually connected with each book. He brought emotions out of required