Long gears her writing towards an audience who can relate to her experiences as a mother of a mentally ill child. She makes the connection between mental health and many of the mass shootings that have recently taken place. The author’s intention is to provide a more personal approach to a conversation that would otherwise threaten and make the general population uncomfortable. Long believes that in order for all …show more content…
Her experiences are just as valuable as the psychiatrist at the mental hospital. An audience who has a loved one suffering from mental illness can relate and agree with Long when she cries for help, when she states it can not be done alone(Par. 26). As a society let us have this conversation about mental health Long is adamant about having(Par. 33). There is nothing to loose, except funerals of innocent people. Long makes a plea for help at the end of the essay(Par. 34), it is the same plea society makes our government adequate mental health