Most recent public comments by Ivan Yabut https://nowcomment.com/users/43548 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109228?scroll_to=1077125 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109228?scroll_to=1077125 This quote shows a descriptive use of writing to show how avid of a writer his father was. This could also be seen as how desperate his father was to read a book. Tue, 04 Sep 2018 21:53:54 +0800 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109228?scroll_to=1077086 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109228?scroll_to=1077086 Alexie is trying to show and justify why he became a writer. Since his father became an avid reader, so did Alexie. "They were stacked in crazy piles in the bathroom, bedrooms and living room..." This shows descriptive and creative writing to show how his father's influence and liking of books on Alexie. Also the convenience of having books would also have been a factor in Alexie becoming a writer. Alexie is even shown in later paragraphs to show how he read anything he could get his hands on. "My father loved books, and since I loved my father with an aching devotion, I decided to love books as well" This last sentence helps prove my point further and shows Alexie being influenced by his father and shows a deep respect and love for his father. Alexie repeats my father, does this mean that he is doing it in respect? Or scared that people will know who his father is, why can't Alexie just use his name? Tue, 04 Sep 2018 21:50:45 +0800