English III Honors Warriors Don’t Cry Warriors don’t cry is a well written book by Melba Patillo Beals. She was one of nine black teenagers who in 1957 integrated Little Rock Central High school. The book is about Martha’s view of how it was for her in the integration. Although you only get one view of the story, the way Melba wrote this book gives you enough details about how and what happened during this time. You should read this book you will enjoy the way it is put together. The amount of information you receive from this book will surprise you. This book is a must read because it has a very personal account. It makes you feel like you are really there. Her writing is truly heartfelt. She tells about how she felt and how she felt that other people felt. She connects everything that she talks about with how she feeling about it, by showing her reaction in her writing. In her book she states that she went to school in the face of competition from governor Orval Faubus and the state National Guard, she shows how she felt about it while she goes on talking about the events. In Warriors don’t Cry Melba puts a face to the crisis as opposed to putting down facts. She makes it real for you, not boring with just straight facts down on paper. Melba puts her input of how it went for her. Her style of writing is great it makes everything interesting she never leaves you wondering because she tells you about everything.
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Melba had a diary while she was growing up and when she wrote this book she added a bunch of excerpts from her diary. This gives her book a more personal view of what happened during the integration. This book is written in first person, which gives you a taste of what Beals was feeling. She had a good use of quotes from her diary to keep her honest. You know how she truly felt at the time.
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