Yellow Raft in Blue Water

“When writers write from a place of insight and real caring about the truth, they have the ability to throw the lights on for the reader.” (Anne Lamott) When a reader can see a situation in a distinct and realistic way that appeals to his emotion, he knows that the writer has written with great insight. With experience, writers can express the deeper meaning of a time or situation. In A Yellow Raft in Blue …

…shows this in his work. Finally, when writers write with insight, the reader is able to understand the truth about the situation. Many works of literature do not tell the truth, and the reader is not able to feel what is going on in the book. Michael Dorris and F. Scott Fitzgerald do a phenomenal job in bringing the reader down to earth. The writers use their knowledge of the time period to write practically.