Danielle Moor's Account Analysis

Living Writers has introduced me to literary professionals that changed my way of thinking. I don’t consider myself a strong writer by any means. However, meeting Danielle Evans, Laila Lalami and Andre Dubus III made me realize being a great writer is just about being human. It’s possible with pure honesty, curiosity and bravery. Meeting Laila and Andre in person humanized them in a way I never expected. It gave context to their stories. Understanding their background, personality and mannerisms built on to their writing in a way that just wasn’t possible through the text alone. The first author’s event I visited was Laila Lalami. When reading The Moor’s Account, it was hard to picture an author writing a fictional story about real characters. Her story so vividly came to life that it made me want to know more about her intentions in writing this. Laila’s demeanor at both her class visit and keynote event came off as someone who is intelligent, poised and extremely humble. Her keynote at the Eugene Public Library was overwhelmingly engaging. She talked about the complications of living near the Moroccan border, a topic I never so much as pondered. Her real experiences combined with historical teachings made me grasp why she wanted to understand Mustafa. He was fellow Moroccan who traveled to the modern US with …show more content…
Dubus’s visit made the class withdraw that assumption quickly. A class member threw a misogynist question at him pretty early on and he was quick to tell us he was a feminist. He spent a good portion of the class telling us stories about his childhood and the tainted relationships in his friends’ lives. He said they were all a huge inspiration for his stories. He let us know if he was painting women in a negative life he didn’t realize he was doing it and he encouraged us to discuss any issues we had with the