Week 2 Post Old School

Vocab
Whitewash (41)- a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.
orthodox (49)- of, pertaining to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.
shell-shocked (59)- aftermath from war/war related traumas
Quote
"For years I thought a girl might get pregnant if you touched her breast." This quote is more funny than significant, but shows Walters innocence and how he was just a curious little boy growing up.
Appeals
Emotional
"...Mrs. Conway said that she had had quite enough of me and that I wouldn't be allowed to participate in any class activities until I brought my mama to school. I knew that that meant a beating."
After reading this, many people would become often negative at the thought of Walter, or any child, being beaten while growing up.
Factual
A number of unexpected people entered my life that summer. The first was George Myers, my biological father.
This can be proven by fact and DNA
Dear Walter,
You were a fighter, like litterally. You would fight anyone. It seems like if you were ever to get in a dispute, you would end up punching some kid out. I do have a question, was your appendix problems caused by all of the freeze-pops you ate, or from your various smackdowns? What ever the case is, you had a tough childhood, and were raised not to take any B.S. from no body. I'm just really glad that I didn't grow up as a child around you... or I'd probobly be dead right now.