What is the author’s purpose for My Life with the Chimpanzees?

Goodall's purpose in telling her story is to expose young people to what her career choice entails, to describe the life of an ethologist and the work of a primatologist. Her primary theme is to show children that the world of science and the love of animals can be combined into a career, and that she, herself, is a pioneering example of what someone who loves animals can achieve.