Lynda Barry Lost And Found Analysis
Chelsee Graham
English 1510
Professor Ray
19 September 2017
Lost and Found Response Lost and Found is a story written by Lynda Barry and is an example of a literacy narrative. This narrative is unique in the way its set up which is that of a comic book. The purpose of the story being written was to engage the reader by using descriptive details of the authors childhood to entertain the reader. Comic strips are used for the enjoyment and laughter of the audience and that is exactly what she did. This writing sets a joyful mood for the audience by creating a visual appearance and including funny memories from her childhood about her views towards reading and writing. She explains to us how she acted like she had read certain stories in the classifieds
so she could feel like a writer. She also talked about how she would “fill in the blanks” of the newspaper ads to create her own story. She created dialogue by making up these stories. For example, she talked about how someone was selling their crypt and she said that she would ring the door bell and they’d say, “who is it” and she’d say “uh, I’m here about the crypt,” and then the vampire would kill her. The audience in this case is mainly intended for teens or young adults, due to the fact they are still young and can recall the memories and relate to her for the time being. They can have a better understanding of where she is coming from. The genre of the story is a literacy narrative because it is a story telling about her personal experience with reading and writing and her thoughts and feelings towards it. The author uses an excellent choice of media/design to express her feelings towards the subject of reading and writing. Her writing style was very different but engaged the audience and filled all its purposes as a literacy narrative in great detail.
English 1510
Professor Ray
19 September 2017
Lost and Found Response Lost and Found is a story written by Lynda Barry and is an example of a literacy narrative. This narrative is unique in the way its set up which is that of a comic book. The purpose of the story being written was to engage the reader by using descriptive details of the authors childhood to entertain the reader. Comic strips are used for the enjoyment and laughter of the audience and that is exactly what she did. This writing sets a joyful mood for the audience by creating a visual appearance and including funny memories from her childhood about her views towards reading and writing. She explains to us how she acted like she had read certain stories in the classifieds
so she could feel like a writer. She also talked about how she would “fill in the blanks” of the newspaper ads to create her own story. She created dialogue by making up these stories. For example, she talked about how someone was selling their crypt and she said that she would ring the door bell and they’d say, “who is it” and she’d say “uh, I’m here about the crypt,” and then the vampire would kill her. The audience in this case is mainly intended for teens or young adults, due to the fact they are still young and can recall the memories and relate to her for the time being. They can have a better understanding of where she is coming from. The genre of the story is a literacy narrative because it is a story telling about her personal experience with reading and writing and her thoughts and feelings towards it. The author uses an excellent choice of media/design to express her feelings towards the subject of reading and writing. Her writing style was very different but engaged the audience and filled all its purposes as a literacy narrative in great detail.