I read the three "I" essays named Field Trips, Steinbeck, and The Bats.
In the "I" essays, the writer does not reveal a lot about themselves. For example in The Bats, the reader can get the sense that she has a love for nature or that she cares for life, but the central point of the story is not for the reader to understand who she is as a person, but more so to inform us about life and how people should be more cautious and have respect for life (besides human life). The author of this story does not try to get the audience to uncover a story that underlies a secret about her. She does not attempt to reveal anything about herself. The only reason the audience knows that she cares for life is because of the background story she gives about the bats and the experience that she had.
The same thing happens in the story Filed Trips. The author lets us see what's going on with everyone else in her class through her eyes, but she doesn't reveal anything about herself. You can barely get a taste of her personality. The main point was illustrated by the two characters Joey B. and Sylvie Perez. Her story was about maturation and puberty.
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