Sanctuary Of School Lynda Barry Analysis

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There are many kids in this country that face a very difficult challenge each and every day. These are kids that live in dysfunctional families that sadly do not have the resources to manage a child. Instead they are more busy with getting food on the table and not losing all of what little they have already. Sadly for these kids school is their only thing they can count on to always be there. Sanctuary of School by Lynda Barry is a wonderful personal experience of what these kids go through on a daily basis. In this personal narrative she writes about the hard times she and her brother went through when they were children. She wrote of an experience where she snuck out of the house in the early morning with a feeling of panic that was relinquished …show more content…

It gives people the insight on what she had to go through as a kid and that there are many more like her. Prior to reading this I was not aware of what a school could actually do for children. To me school was always just a place that I had to be. I did not dislike going to school it just seemed like it was something that was a given in this world and everyone felt as I did. Lynda made me feel differently about all of that. She opened my eyes to, when you get down to it, what school really does for kids. School provides a place or kids to feel safe and wanted which is essential for everyone. This narrative about a personal experience helped me to realize how school also relates to my life the same way it relates to the authors. I can remember times in my life where I have left home for school aggravated with what was going on between me and my parents. When I arrived at school all my worries about the world seemed to drift away, just like in Sanctuary of School. Like Lynda I had not realized what actually made me feel so much better after arriving at school until later. Her story led me to think back on my personal experiences and apply the knowledge she was telling through her story to my

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