Charles Rutherford Interview

I interviewed my grandfather Charles Rutherford who lives down the road from me. We discussed a few different topics such as what his life was like being a kid, what he thought of school, and how he knew my grandmother was the one for him. It sometimes got off tracks talking about his children and what happened to them, but for most of the time we stayed on topic. We talked a lot about what life was like and his jobs and his life overall. This interview started about his life in Tennessee and it wasn't easy for him back then, he had to walk miles to school and his dad wasn't around very often. Then it went to talking about school which he didn't really like and he used to live in the schoolhouse when it quit running. Then we talked about how he met my grandmother and how he knew she was the one …show more content…
My grandfather started out not being able to see his parents very often and living with his sister. He would walk to school 3 miles every morning and when they couldn't afford their house, they moved into the schoolhouse when it closed down. It shows that he had a rough childhood, but when he got a job and worked hard he made his way from the bottom to having a family and living in a nice house. It shows the harder you work and how much you push through it will get you where you want as long as you don't stop. The lesson I will learn and continue to carry throughout my life is through hard work you will succeed as long as you do not quit and you keep going. I've already learned hard work and pushing through it right now because I work and I'm in a good position right now working. It's tough to work hard and it hurts to keep going, but if you don't stop you will succeed as long as you don't stop and that's the message I received from talking with my