Literacy: A Lineage Annotation

The author opens the story with her description of her early childhood and going on bicycle rides with her father. Her father serves as the main reason as to why she got into writing and why she is so passionate about reading. She goes into detail about how as she got older, she would often ride the same route by herself and end at the of the ride, she would recite the poem that her father would recite to her when she was younger to herself. Also, she defines what literacy means to her as a tradition and a greater appreciation of language. She describes her dad and the events that took place in his life that led him to enjoy art and literature. She then humorously describes how growing up, her father would recite various authors in conversations, whether they pertained to the topic or not. As the author grows up, she describes how she would recite and act out her own written plays. She then goes into describing how she spent her summers in the library reading with her father and brothers spending the days reading. She recalls her late high school days and how she would eventually find her ultimate love of poetry and then later while in college, deciding to major in French. At the end of the story she describes how she feels that literacy means so much more to her because of the love of the art that her father showed her throughout her childhood.