Analysis Of Annie Dillard's To Fashion A Text

In Faulkner 's opinion the writer 's duty is to write from the heart with emotions and feelings because each writer has a "soul and a spirit" capable of compassion, sacrifice, and endurance. As stated by Faulkner, the function of writing is to help lift the reader 's spirit while reminding them to have " courage, honor and hope". This is an important task to uphold because the things that a writer creates can help people have hope when life is difficult and help them endure by lifting their hearts (Frenz, Horst Literature 1901-1967) . In Dillard 's "To Fashion a Text" she spoke on how An American Childhood was made to convey the passion of a child 's life and increasing awareness of what the world around them is truly like (Dillard, Annie. To Fashion a Text). The reason for creating this generalization of an American Childhood was not to preserve her memories, but to write about them in efforts to inspire writers to come. …show more content…
The passage on page 28 in The Road from Coorain explains the purpose of the book as it shows an analysis of the psychology of a woman, explains gender roles in Australia, and pays dues to woman. In this passage the reader learns how significant gender roles were. From the knowledge given on the outdoors, being a "world" exclusively to males all the way to the household things here mother was only to do. The social psychology of women in this time period was shown by the way her mother did not like "sharing" her domestic world with any other women. Lastly, the reader can pick up the on the narrator paying dues to her mother/woman by expressing that all this hard domestic chores were performed by men under her mother 's supervision. The text also allows its readers to have insight on how the writer was thinking and could influence them