How Does Goldman's Simile To Emphasize The Importance Of Communication

Good communication skills is the key to any success since it is a process in which information is exchanged to convey thoughts, objectives, and intentions. In many instances there might not be compliance because people have different values and perspectives in life. Watkins used communication as a tool in which she can comprehend her family’s actions of being so controlling and skeptical towards her. Watkins utilizes a simile to emphasize the importance of how communication is a way “of (sharing) resources”. Through such practice she was able to express to her loved ones the value of an education, helping her parents understand how it provided her “the groundwork for much of (her) thinking, writing, and being”. By awarding “admiration and