Our reasons for writing will vary. The main purposes for writing are to inform, convince or entertain. However, there are lots of other reasons which fall within these categories. List five to eight reasons you can think of why people write. (Confused? Consider these ideas How do we inform? Why do we inform? Who are we convincing? Why do people need entertainment? Why do people want to entertain others?)

Araby every morning i lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. the blind was pulled down to within an inch of the sash so that i could not be seen. when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. i ran to the hall, seized my books and followed her. i kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, i quickened my pace and passed her. this happened morning after morning. i had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood. what is the general tone of the passage? a. courageous b. comical c. passionate d. fearful