Trevor DeYoung
Mrs. Laughlin
American Literature
24 May 2017
Final Essay - Trevor DeYoung
Books can have impacts on people’s lives. They can relate, make people feel good, and help them escape from the world in many ways. There’s a type of book anyone can find and enjoy, have it be horror, mystery, comedy, or anything inbetween. In this case, books can connect us to our own personal lives. We can also find connections between other books that relate to each other, finding a bridge between two different genres of books that show how much they truly have in common.
As a class, we read the play Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry. We also had our own books we read during class independently, and I read a biography about the life of Ernest …show more content…
I have a bracelet that I wear everyday that says on it “Dream Again”, which is the motto of a non-profit organization to find a cure for Marfan syndrome. This organization was made by a basketball player I am a fan of, who days before being drafted into the NBA, was diagnosed with this disease. I wear this bracelet because I feel that it gives me inspiration and hope, for when things feel down and when it seems everything that can go wrong, does. Dream Again means to keep your hope, and know that everything is going to work out in the end, even if it seems there is no end to negative things in life. Mama in Raisin in the Sun has a symbol of hope in her life, and it is her plant. She has a plant in hopes to one day have a big house that she can have a garden to tend to and care for. Both the bracelet, and Mama’s plant, are symbols of hope for a better future, and the thought that everything is going to work out right in the …show more content…
In the biography, Hemingway uses writing as a way to express his thoughts and interests, and writes his ideas in his stories. In his book The Old Man and the Sea, he writes of an old man who has gone over eighty five days without catching a fish, but instead of giving up, he keeps his honor and keeps fishing, eventually fighting for his life with the creatures at sea, where it's kill or be killed. This is almost a parallel of Hemingway’s life, for he had gone through several trials and tribulations, like being kicked out of his own home, going to war, struggling with making a living, but he never gave up, which led to him finding his knack in writing. He uses writing as a way to express his gratitude for life, and how he can get through tough times with it. For me, my escape is playing basketball. When I play basketball, I don't hear, think of, or see anything else but the hope and the ball in my hands. It is a great stress reliever, and makes me feel that I can escape reality for awhile, and still be challenging myself to get better with every shot I take. Like Hemingway, I found a liking for something, and used it to my advantage to further better myself, and help me vent. For when things are a struggle, like how Hemingway went through his, we turned to our passion and let it be a
Mrs. Laughlin
American Literature
24 May 2017
Final Essay - Trevor DeYoung
Books can have impacts on people’s lives. They can relate, make people feel good, and help them escape from the world in many ways. There’s a type of book anyone can find and enjoy, have it be horror, mystery, comedy, or anything inbetween. In this case, books can connect us to our own personal lives. We can also find connections between other books that relate to each other, finding a bridge between two different genres of books that show how much they truly have in common.
As a class, we read the play Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry. We also had our own books we read during class independently, and I read a biography about the life of Ernest …show more content…
I have a bracelet that I wear everyday that says on it “Dream Again”, which is the motto of a non-profit organization to find a cure for Marfan syndrome. This organization was made by a basketball player I am a fan of, who days before being drafted into the NBA, was diagnosed with this disease. I wear this bracelet because I feel that it gives me inspiration and hope, for when things feel down and when it seems everything that can go wrong, does. Dream Again means to keep your hope, and know that everything is going to work out in the end, even if it seems there is no end to negative things in life. Mama in Raisin in the Sun has a symbol of hope in her life, and it is her plant. She has a plant in hopes to one day have a big house that she can have a garden to tend to and care for. Both the bracelet, and Mama’s plant, are symbols of hope for a better future, and the thought that everything is going to work out right in the …show more content…
In the biography, Hemingway uses writing as a way to express his thoughts and interests, and writes his ideas in his stories. In his book The Old Man and the Sea, he writes of an old man who has gone over eighty five days without catching a fish, but instead of giving up, he keeps his honor and keeps fishing, eventually fighting for his life with the creatures at sea, where it's kill or be killed. This is almost a parallel of Hemingway’s life, for he had gone through several trials and tribulations, like being kicked out of his own home, going to war, struggling with making a living, but he never gave up, which led to him finding his knack in writing. He uses writing as a way to express his gratitude for life, and how he can get through tough times with it. For me, my escape is playing basketball. When I play basketball, I don't hear, think of, or see anything else but the hope and the ball in my hands. It is a great stress reliever, and makes me feel that I can escape reality for awhile, and still be challenging myself to get better with every shot I take. Like Hemingway, I found a liking for something, and used it to my advantage to further better myself, and help me vent. For when things are a struggle, like how Hemingway went through his, we turned to our passion and let it be a