Gwendolyn Brooks The Mother
... Brooks, I had never thought twice about my views. ... Brooks describes these helpless creatures, you really gain an understanding and honest sense of all the wonderful things that are lost through abortion. ... Brooks is able to evoke in her readers is, I believe, what makes her so successful in getting her argument against abortion across. ... Brooks decided to make her opinion known can almost be considered sneaky because she never comes right out and says, “Abortion is wrong, you’ll regret it. ... Brooks chose to write the poem from her point of view. ... Brooks’ target audience. ... Brooks for her views and the strength that she so clearly displays throughout this piece. ... Brooks to open up and share her story, if for no other reason than to educate and inform others, and possibly to help in preventing them from making a decision that they will regret.