I have read like a man on fire my whole life because the genius of English teachers touched me with the dazzling beauty of language.-Pat Conroy This is from "A Letter to the Editor of the Charleston Gazette," and I accept all help including but not limited to constructive criticism, and homework help. I just don't know what Conroy means by this sentence and the literature that he has "Easter egged" in his quote has completely eluded me. I'm sorry.
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2Are you asking us to do your homework?– Jeffrey CarneyAug 29, 2021 at 14:48
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Are there in fact aspects of the sentence that you do not understand? What do you think it means? Also, we can hardly comment on why Conroy mentions works of literature in a part of the paragraph that you have not quoted nor linked to.– David SiegelAug 29, 2021 at 14:50
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Please clarify your specific problem or provide additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it's hard to tell exactly what you're asking.– Community BotAug 29, 2021 at 14:51
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Where does he reference works of literature?– LambieAug 29, 2021 at 14:51
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@Lambie It looks to me as if the OP has only quoted part of the paragraph, and references are in parts not quoted..– David SiegelAug 29, 2021 at 14:53
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I am not going to rewrite the sentence, but I will give some indications of its meaning.
Conroy, in the quoted sentence, praises teachers of English for binging the beauty of language to his knowledge. In the remainder of the paragraph he refers to various works of literature that he has enjoyed, enjoyment that he says happened because he paid attention to those teachers.
It is fine to ask for help understanding examples in school lessons or homework. It is generally not favored to simply ask people to do the homework, which is how the initial version of this question seemed to me, and apparently to others. It is better to indicate what specific problem you are having, and make it clear that this is a school assignment.
answered Aug 29, 2021 at 15:32
