"Dear Birth Parents" Analysis

In the letter "Dear Birth Parents", the authors, a married couple with no children are presumably writing to possible parents that will give their child up for adoption. The occasion is to persuade the reader that they are a good choice of adoptive parents. The purpose is to inform the reader of who they are and why they have chosen to be adoptive parents. Their claim is to tell the reader that they are a good family to think about giving her child to. Their reasons are not as concise. They state that they have wanted a child for awhile, but God had different plans. They have experienced adoption first hand when Nate's brother was adopted and have seen what a blessing it is. And finally, their claim is supported by evidence. They discuss family backgrounds, their inability to have children of their own, and the reasons why they waited in the first place to have children. They acknowledge other points of view but in the conclusion state that they would love to get to know the reader as well and share with her their "passion for a family."