Small Town With Big Dreams In the poem “A Man Told Me the Story Of His Life” by Grace Paley. This poem reminds me of my town, and I feel as if they are very similar. The people in my town can be very judgmental or persuasive when they want to be. Even if you think you have your mind set on one thing. They can change your mind over a process or time period. Always follow your heart, your the one that has to live your life, nobody else. This poem states that Vicente wants to be a doctor. His elders or peers say he should be an engineer because he understands mathematics. He continues to say he doesn't want to be an engineer, he wants to be a doctor. Again they tell him, and again he tells them the same thing, he wants to be a doctor. Vicente explains he knows every organ and all the connections, that it only makes sense to be a doctor. This reminds me of my town so much. Most of the time people like to tell you how you should be living your life. They can be judgmental about your decisions, just like people did to Vincente.
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He constantly told people that he still had plenty of interest in being a doctor. Over time growing up in a small town, when everyone around you for many years telling you to do something. You eventually start to agree with their ideas. “ I said: oh, I long to be a doctor./ I nearly cried./ I was seventeen./ I said: but perhaps you're right./ Your a teacher./ Your the principle./ I know i'm young./ The school said: and besides you're going to the army”(4-9). No matter if you have control over your decisions or not, living in a small town they make decisions for you. The elders are always right living in a small town like Vicente town. Once you let them make decisions for you, they will continue to do so. “The school said: and besides you're going to the army”(10). Once they just told Vicente not to be a doctor they turn around and tell him he is going to be in the
He constantly told people that he still had plenty of interest in being a doctor. Over time growing up in a small town, when everyone around you for many years telling you to do something. You eventually start to agree with their ideas. “ I said: oh, I long to be a doctor./ I nearly cried./ I was seventeen./ I said: but perhaps you're right./ Your a teacher./ Your the principle./ I know i'm young./ The school said: and besides you're going to the army”(4-9). No matter if you have control over your decisions or not, living in a small town they make decisions for you. The elders are always right living in a small town like Vicente town. Once you let them make decisions for you, they will continue to do so. “The school said: and besides you're going to the army”(10). Once they just told Vicente not to be a doctor they turn around and tell him he is going to be in the