In “Writing to Connect” Mary Pipher explains how no matter what the subject is of an authors work, it always has some kind of effect on the reader. Pipher depicts each of the reasons why an author would write an essay, and what type of effect the author hopes the final version will have on the reader. These effects are sometimes the opposite of what the author intended.
From the beginning of the essay Pipher makes a very deep connection with the audience. She expressed the first time she was deeply moved by reading; it was Anne Frank’s diary. She connected with the audience because most people have read this work and have experienced the same feelings she experienced. Anne Frank moved more people then could ever be expected from one diary. That one diary moved so many groups to do work just to help other people.
Pipher brought our attention in by explaining how writing can change people’s lives and influence the world. Her writing is upbeat and positive. She finds positive things even in the negatives. For example when she expresses that a reader takes away a certain feeling or emotion after reading, the topic came up that sometimes they walk away with the wrong concept the author was trying to portray. Pipher was just ecstatic and had positive feelings that at least the reader got something out of the authors work. She breaks down every type of writing and makes you remember the last time you read one of these types of writing and how it affected you. She gives personal experiences that have you remember your own.
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