The Impacts...

aIf one is a weekly reader of my blogs then they would see that when I was a boy I was strongly influenced by my mother. She always egged me on to read, and when I didn't she would slap me. But that doesn't necessarily mean she was the biggest factor or impact in my literacy. The man who helped me and impacted me the most, was none other than this man. Okay no, but it wasn't my mom, it was probably my older brother Dan.
It is true that my Mom helped me a lot, but my brother Dan was one of the chief inspirations for me to read. He never tried to convince me or help me, but the books he would describe would always entrance me, making me want to read much more than my moms threats did. I remember that some of the books he loved to read were also some of my first few books. Dan describing the green hils of the shire, and the magic of gandalf were the one reason I picked up The Hobbit when I was nine. When Dan talked about King Arthur and his adventures I would subsequently pick up the novel. A lot of people might pick there teachers who taught them to read when they were young. Or their mom who helped them write their first book reports. But I think one of the biggest impacts to me was the person who actually helped me enjoy reading. Dan helped me to get hooked on books, and thats more of an impact than anything else. I could've never fallen in love with reading if it wasn't for Dan.
Dan had a big impact on my literacy in the past but he still does today. Me and Dan tend to like similar genres, fantasy, science fiction, war novels, or realistic stories. So when Dan reads something today, I can usually now I'll enjoy it too. So When I'm bored and need a book, I just check what Dans read lately and then I tend to read that book. So once again, a big impact-er of your literacy doesn't always have to be someone from the past, because in my case, Dan has, Dan still does, and Dan will continue to always impact my literacy.