Colin's Life As A Far Cry Analysis

The way Orlean describes Colin’s life as a “far cry” from the experience of other ten-year-olds is true. Not every child has the best home life or childhood as normal as others, and sometimes other children have greater childhoods than Colin. Every child has a different experience, but it doesn’t mean that parenting and experiencing childhood isn’t important. I think childhood is very important and needs to be payed attention to. Every time I think of childhood I think of the psychologist Erik Erikson, who believed that you needed to finish the childhood stage before you could move onto the next. Not every child matures the same way as others and can have a short childhood, but it is still impressionable. I believe that everyone’s childhood shapes them to be who they are when they grow up, what choices they make, and how they perceive ideas. In my life, I believe I had a great childhood; I had family who loved me, friends at school, and people who were very supportive altogether. Not all of this is true for some kids or even teenagers in my community. Most adults who end up living in the city of Leeton are bound and determined to always either act the victim no matter what or most of them, in nice words, aren’t willing to understand or support their children. Colin’s childhood is very …show more content…
I honestly think I had a great childhood and I really think that is the most important part of my life which made me the person I am today. I wish some parents and even just adults could see how children and their childhoods are very important because they are the future generations, and their choices and perceptions could even effect our own world. I often wonder what will become of a few people who didn’t have the best childhood. Some will probably achieve great things, but others will unfortunately sink as the adults had done in their