The Relationship between Author and Text - Alison

Mariatu Kamara has made it her life goal to help people in Sierra Leone and share her story with the world, so she wrote an autobiography. When she was in Sierra Leone during the rebel attack, Mariatu explained in extreme detail of what happened to her. As she got older and went to Canada, her story became broader of what she has done. I think she did this because she wanted to tell everyone what happened to her in Africa and what is still happening to others now, and not how much she has accomplished since then. I think this book should be considered an authentic because Mariatu explains what really goes on in Africa (especially Sierra Leone), which teaches everyone else that we should be grateful for what we have and to help others as much as we can.