Eudora Welty One Writer's Beginnings Essay

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Lauren Butcher, Ms. Spak, AP Lang. & Comp. 8 April 2024 Eudora Welty’s autobiography “One Writer’s Beginnings” A writer’s beginning can come from anywhere - a traumatic experience, a triumph, love, hate. A common factor among writer’s is their love and passion for reading. These writer’s have a “feeling of insatiability” for reading. Their only fear being “that of books coming to an end.” In this passage from her autobiography, “One Writer’s Beginnings,” Eudora Welty explores the origin of her desire and drive to write by sharing her experiences with her readers as well as those aspiring to become readers and writers themselves. The language she exemplifies to relate descriptive anecdotes of her childhood love of reading to her current love …show more content…

Calloway had her own rules, only “two books” could be taken out “and two only.” This rule forced Welty to read “two by two” as fast as she could. In this anecdote, Welty repeats phrases containing the word "two." Welty, and many other children, viewed Calloway’s rules as controlling and “commanding.” Nevertheless, Welty did what she was supposed to and read her books, two at a time. This repetition of “two” emphasizes her need to read. The importance of reading highlighted in her repeated phrase is taken a step further as Welty lists two popular books, one right after the other. Welty read “From Bunny Brown” to “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.” These books ranged from a simple children’s book, to a 19th century science fiction novel. Welty read whatever she could get her hands on, within Calloway’s rules. Welty found joy within these two contrasting books. Despite their differences, these books taught her to value her ability to read. This intense passion for reading only came from her ability to follow the rules. Welty repeats these phrases and techniques in order to describe the absolute necessity of her reading and how it has led her to discover other passions. It was the “bliss” found in reading that created this love for writing as

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