Summary of the Essay “The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society.”
In the reading “The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society,” written by Jonathan Kozol, published in Reading for Writing in N.Y. 2013, discusses how illiteracy affects society. Jonathan Kozol shows examples to the reader of the many challenges that Illiterate citizens face everyday. Jonathan Kozol also points out that living in today’s society as an Illiterate citizen is not only difficult, but is dangerous. For example, Jonathan Kozol discusses how easy it is for a person struggling with illiteracy to get lost because they can’t read signs around them to dictate where they are. Jonathan Kozol then goes on explaining how easy it is for Illiterate citizens to get taken advantage of
In the reading “The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society,” written by Jonathan Kozol, published in Reading for Writing in N.Y. 2013, discusses how illiteracy affects society. Jonathan Kozol shows examples to the reader of the many challenges that Illiterate citizens face everyday. Jonathan Kozol also points out that living in today’s society as an Illiterate citizen is not only difficult, but is dangerous. For example, Jonathan Kozol discusses how easy it is for a person struggling with illiteracy to get lost because they can’t read signs around them to dictate where they are. Jonathan Kozol then goes on explaining how easy it is for Illiterate citizens to get taken advantage of