Education Saves a Life

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Education Saves a Life Have you ever experience the insecurity when you lost in the crowd from your parents? In fact, more children are suffering the same feeling in recent society. Most parents get extremely anxious when their children are missing. However, family problems seem to increase dramatically when parents argue over financial and emotional matters. Without the attention and support from parents, children may lose their faith in life and make unwise decisions. In “The Sanctuary of School” the author Lynda Barry shares her personal experience about her traumatized family relationships. Fortunately, Barry finds her own way to overcome her unhappy and lonely childhood in school. When Barry looks back at her seven year old self, she remembers the first time she sneaks out of her house. Her parents are having serious financial stress, and therefore, they neglect Barry and her brother. In the article, Barry describes herself and her brother as “children with the sound turned off” (p.598 12). This ironic statement shows Barry and her brother are invisible in their parents’ eyes, which is the main motivation that causes Barry escape from home. Fortunately, she finds herself getting more respect and attention at school as a place of refuge, a place that she can escape from all the frustrations she’s dealing with. Barry’s school teacher Mrs. LeSane, always provides plenty of drawing supplies for students that are facing difficulties. She believes drawing can heal the scars on student’s mind. Before the day begins Barry draws the same picture as always, a sun in the corner of a blue sky over a warm house surrounding by beautiful flowers. The drawing symbolizes Barry’s ideal home, the sanctuary that makes Barry feel safe and secure. Towards the end, Barry describes herself as a lucky child. She has multiple opportunities to survive from broken home and finds true
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