Looking around, there are tons upon tons of items, people, and words that get ignored. Reason being? The explanation is simple, it is because people pay absolutely no attention to their surroundings. No one stops to value, and truly think about the everyday conversations, the people met while walking down the street, and even books, which continuously are being left unopened. With that being said, they all just get kind of brushed off. Everyone is off being busy with their own life, leaving no time left to appreciate the little gifts that they are blessed with in the first place. “Alphabet” by Heather Crickenberger persuades the reader to stop and play close attention to the world, or else everything would be meaningless.
Even though there is nothing that should be viewed as “unimportant”, that does not change the fact that numerous aspects of people’s ordinary life go unnoticed. It is quite evident that there is a reason for every existing item in this world, but what is even clearer than that, is the fact that none of it would matter without …show more content…
Nothing is considered “too minor” when it comes to talking about humanity, therefore every small detail plays a vital role. Whether it be the “glossy street sign or gnarled oak tree, the glaring traffic signals… each sparkling piece of jewelery… political posters in the metro station, every abandoned tractor in the fields… and gawking tourists, they are all part of a text” (Crickenberger par 2). People continue to just treat all of earth’s possessions as if they are just there to take up space. On the other hand, in “Alphabet” Heather exclaimed that “Each specific place and time produces its own temporary hieroglyphic constellation” (par 2) As confusing as that may sound, the statement simply means that there is a reason for every single item placed in this world, humans just have to understand
Even though there is nothing that should be viewed as “unimportant”, that does not change the fact that numerous aspects of people’s ordinary life go unnoticed. It is quite evident that there is a reason for every existing item in this world, but what is even clearer than that, is the fact that none of it would matter without …show more content…
Nothing is considered “too minor” when it comes to talking about humanity, therefore every small detail plays a vital role. Whether it be the “glossy street sign or gnarled oak tree, the glaring traffic signals… each sparkling piece of jewelery… political posters in the metro station, every abandoned tractor in the fields… and gawking tourists, they are all part of a text” (Crickenberger par 2). People continue to just treat all of earth’s possessions as if they are just there to take up space. On the other hand, in “Alphabet” Heather exclaimed that “Each specific place and time produces its own temporary hieroglyphic constellation” (par 2) As confusing as that may sound, the statement simply means that there is a reason for every single item placed in this world, humans just have to understand