The narrative essay entitled “My Home is New Orleans” by Mike Miller is very captivating. From this essay, the one significant message that I would like to point out pertains to the resilience demonstrated by Miller even in the face of adversity. This message stands out for me because even though New Orleans continues to have many problems following Hurricane Katrina, Miller still has the conviction that it is his home and there is no better place than home. This is despite the persistent problems such garbage piling up, rent doubling, and jobs lacking in the city. The effectiveness of this essay is in no doubt. It captured the realities in New Orleans following one the major disasters in a very compassionate manner. The flow of ideas, the transitions between paragraphs, and the organization of the entire essay was also invigorating. From a personal point of view, the best line in the narrative was “I believe the soul of this place cannot be easily destroyed by wind and rain” (Miller par. 7). I chose this sentence because it highlights the belief and sense of hope that Miller has in his city. The sentence affirms that in spite of any adversities, New Orleans will always rise up and nothing will put it down.
Work Cited
Miller, Mike. "My home is New Orleans." 28 August 2006. <https://thisibelieve.org/essay/15381/>. Web.