write an analytical response to Tongon’s book. Throughout her book, Why Karen Carpenter Matters, Karen Tongson uses examples from her research and knowledge of music, alongside her personal perceptions and experiences, to help readers understand how “Karen Carpenter is, at once, my blessing and my burden” (xiii). Consider how Tongson uses different evidence to illustrate her point about the “blessing” and “burden” of the performer’s influence on her life. Do you think that Tongson’s evidence throughout the book effectively demonstrates a mixed impact, as she argues, or do you think that Tongson was more “blessed” or more “burdened” by Carpenter?