Discourse analysis

From Mrs. Ann Taylor

Sir. How infuriating are the smug people who claim that early retirement can “set you free” – as if we are not able to work that out for ourselves
Being forcibly retired (i.e., redundant) in one’s early 50s with three months’ salary as a “cushion” and ten years’ loss (not just of earnings but of pension contributions) does not make one feel free. Of that you may be sure.
Yours faithfully.
ANN TAYLOR,
5 The Meadows,
Drink stone, Suffolk.
November 25.


g) Lessons from the case of Mary Bell
From Mr. Richard Volcker
Sir, The Mary Bell case confirms that, if children suffer undue cruelty, they can develop fear and hate, and may kill. If the publication of the book enables that to be understood t will have been worthwhile.

Yours faithfully,
RICHARD VOELCKER,
Aviles Farm,
Lower Stanton St Quintin,
Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 6DA
May 3.

8. 
   From Mr. Sharon De Blanc
   

Sir, I would like to applaud you for the courage it took to serialize a book that was bound to incur so much criticism. As someone who is currently studying law, and has worked for many years in the mental health field, I believe that it is vital for us to understand why children are killing other children. The problem has escalated recently in America, to previously unheard of levels.
It is only by studying what went wrong with child killers, such as Mary Bell, that we will be able to make the kinds of corrections in our societies and services to prevent these horrors. It is unfortunate that Ms. Serine had to pay Ms. Bell, as this will shift the focus away from the author’s unblinking examination of the inner life of a child who committed the most serious crime possible.
However, it is certainly understandable that Ms. Serine would feel that Bell deserved some recompense for going through the agonizing process of examining memories of past abuse, as well as her own heinous acts. I have the utmost sympathy for the families of the two children so tragically and horribly murdered by Ms. Bell, and regret that the greater good provided to society by the examination of these issues adds to their pain.
Yours etc.
SHARON DE BLANC.
3801 Galleria Court.
Piano, Texas 75075.
pdeblanc@ix. netcom.com
May 2.
Home task: In your native language find different devise to express variety of attitudes and speaker intentions.