Spencer Teeter
ENG 103
September 21, 2011
Janett Walls Presentation
Tonight I went to see the author of the freshman connections reader The Glass Castle. At first I really didn’t want to go and the only reason I went was to get a journal done, but this presentation was not what I thought it would be. The presentation was lively and the author, Janett Walls, really drew in the audience with emotion and made us feel like a part of her stories. The approach Janett uses is pathos because she pulls in her readers and fans with emotional stories of her life.
During the presentation Walls told many of her personal life experiences with the audience going into a lot of detailed and emotional information. What surprised me the most was that she was very upbeat about all of her stories which were about poverty and how her family was homeless at times. Despite the sad mood given off by these stories Janett seemed to always have witty jokes about the situations and things she found funny or ironic. There was one story she told about her alcoholic father that I found particularly interesting. When she was young Janett was afraid of a monster under her bed. Most parents would tell their child that there is no such thing as monsters. This is not what happened. Janetts father immediately told her that they need to go out and hunt down this “demon”. So they proceeded to check the house for this “demon” which obviously they didn’t find. What Janett did not realize was that her father was teaching her to face her fears.
Despite her difficult past Janett has found the positive in all situations. Through her mentality she has become a stronger and successful person and now an award winning writer. She serves as an inspiration to all different types of people all over the world.
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