PLAN
1 - Hardships he faced
2 - Passion
3 - Dynamic of reader
“no compassion, no understanding
and no humanity.”
starts with hardships + anecdotes
tricolon of blunt declaratives = negativity around dyslexia + hostility of school system
lack of acceptance + empathy he had growing up
“Shut up, stupid boy.”
aggression = reinforced negative view of dyslexia
sibilant short sentence = command more powerful = aggrandises lack of support, evoking pathos
“I had poems in my head”
passion to writing despite struggles = literary potential
hope for the reader, connection as they probs have dyslexia
“I wrote more poetry, novels… plays… books and recorded music”
listing of achievements = pride overcoming dyslexia
success not undermined by “draw something” supports overcoming + proud tone in writing
“Creative, Successful, Dyslexic”
listed amongst 2 adjectives with positive connotations = positive tone from start
guardian article in series “…” = audience interested/with dyslexia.
“we are the architects. We are the designers”
collective pronoun + anaphora = inclusivity + community
cyclical structure + positive ending, champions reader