Summary on Becoming a Writer

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| 2014 | | Strayer | [Summary On Becoming a Writer] | Summary “on becoming a writer”, an excerpt from Russell Bakers “Growing Up.” | In the essay “Becoming a Writer”, excerpt from Growing Up, Russell Baker weaves an amazing story on how he came to believe he had a talent for writing. Mr. Baker had yearned to become a writer, since he was sixteen, but he had a history of horribly tortuous writing assignment, which made him contemplate that he couldn’t make a living at writing. I can agree with this whole heartily because I have also bore the weight of these assignments in high school and dreaded them. The main story told by Baker was about a writing assignment he was given in the 11th grade. He was given a list of topics and like most students in high school he procrastinated until the night before the assignment was due. He regarded the list of topics one last time and alighted on the topic titled "The Art of Eating Spaghetti". (Baker, 1982) Memories started flooding to him as he commenced writing about the occasion when he and his family gathered around the table and was eating spaghetti at his Uncle Alan's house. He had finally found a topic he was delighted to write about and I believe the main point he was trying to make while writing this text was that as a writer you must write about a topic that you can enjoy. I had a sense of mirth as I was reading this essay; I even chuckled a few times to myself such as when Baker integrated a humorous part into the essay by stating, “The idea of prim Mr. Fleagle plucking his nipple from boneless gums was too much for the class”. (Baker, 1982) Another lesson Baker gives us in this essay would have to be, don’t be afraid and just to do it. When he had finally chosen to use the topic “The Art of Eating Spaghetti” (Baker, 1982), he had wanted to write it his own way and not by following the rules that

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