The End of Brown Girl Dreaming

The second half of Brown Girl Dreaming starts to actually have a purpose. The book loosely revolves around Jackie's struggle to become a writer. This part of the book also brings in her family life and shows  how it influenced her decision to become a writer. For example: when Jackie's uncle was put in prison, she began to write about what he was experiencing there in poetry.
By the end of the book, Jackie grows old enough to recognize the racism around her. It starts to take mention in her writings. Mentions of groups such as the Black Panthers lead Jackie to want to fight for her equal rights. When one of her teachers says she's a feminist, Jackie is able to draw comparison's between her fight and her teacher's fight. These fights for equal rights also have some bearing on her writing.
By the end of the book, nothing new has really happened. Jackie becomes recognized as being able to write but there isn't much conflict there. I know the story is written based purely off of memories so her frustration isn't captured well in the book, yet the book never really feels as if it resolves itself. She becomes able to write but the story ends when elementary school ends. She never writes anything big. The book seems to end suddenly with a piece that is written by Jackie as an adult describing her life when she was in fifth grade.
My opinion of the book is that it was probably my least favorite to read. I've never really liked poetry and a book written through poems is not a good start. Then there's a large lack of conflict for the vast majority of the book. Not to mention the ending of the book that I discussed before. Overall, I think the book serves to sum up Jaqueline Woodson's early life, yet that seems to be the only purpose of the book.