"American Tongues"

-In your opinion, what is voice in literature?
-How does a person create his or her voice when writing? IS creating voice an intentional or unintentional act? Is it both? Explain.
-Many people in Eastern Kentucky talk around a subject. According to the speaker, why do they do this? What can we learn about a writer from they way she approaches/handles a subject?
-Whether it is fiction or nonfiction, why is voice important in writing?

In my opinion, voice in literature is the dialect or attitude of a speaker. For example, the book The Help has three narrators, all of whom have very distinct voices.
A person creates a voice in writing by using a dialect through phrases or spellings of words (ex: "I"-"Ah"). Creating a voice for a character is typically intentional, but if one is writing from one's own point of view, it can be unintentional as well. It depends overall on the situation.
They do this because they altogether enjoy the company of one another and want to talk to each other more than necessary. We can learn about a writer's style through their approach to a subject-typically the character will show some of their traits and overall personality through their approach to something.
Voice is important because it defines the tone of the piece-professional, informal, various characters, etc. It can give more reason and purpose to a piece so that people understand the point of a piece.