Lynda Barry’s main point in her essay is that children need a place where they can go to feel special and not ignored. Lynda doesn’t mind giving up her room for her relatives to sleep but she and her brother hate the fact that her parents argued. She and her brother don’t feel neglected when they’re at school because it’s where they both receive affection from the teachers. One other main point is how it’s not fair that public schools budget is decreased year by year. In fact, the author states that school is important to children who haven’t experienced a family life.
An illustration is when one of her teachers asked her to carry her purse which was considered “an honor above all honors” by Lynda. One of the powerful things is, all the school officials treated Lynda with love. It’s important because she learned is that she cannot receive affection through her family, maybe I should try somewhere else. Which thankfully she could find at school. Lynda having the opportunity of going to school helped her discover more about art and how it wasn’t important to everyone out of school. The quote is important to the essay because it shows gratitude towards the author but also special.
Not all children are able to find that sanctuary in their life that can carry them through. The author found hers in school. Many children have difficulty in school so where do they go? The school was fine with me, but I found my sanctuary in athletics, particularly track and field. For a while, I was depressed and had a difficult time coping with life. I thought it was just because I was a teenager and that’s the way all teenagers feel. I joined a pole vault team and worked out every day and found that my depression eased. A year later, I learned that exercise releases the good endorphins in your brain and eliminates depression. It worked for me.