As a human progresses in life, it is almost evident to that person to encounter a situation where they must sacrifice one’s happiness in order to secure another’s. This phenomena happens to occur in A Trip to Grandma’s and What of this Goldfish Would You Wish? both stories we have read in the past. It also happens to coincide with the experiences we’ve had in the past. With these stories it is shown both who a person is through their relationship with others and the sacrifices they've made.
On sacrificing happiness, it is shown how both the What of this Goldfish Would You Wish and A Trip to Grandma story both play huge roles. For example, in the What of this Goldfish Would You Wish? the class would go on to agree that there was a very big possibility that Sergei had sacrificed his last wish and his only companion which was his happiness. You can find this example being shown on the first quote “If, on this, you won't waste a wish, then tell me, Sergie, what is it good for?”(8) This quote shows the fish trying to convince Sergei into sacrificing his last wish on the boy that he killed in the first place. Also implying that a decision must be made whether or not to save him or not. Another quote “Anything the Russian said, not to be alone.” Showing the possibility that he might of ended up using it after all. Now in the A Trip to …show more content…
Like how in Grandma, GL is being treated better than Charles showing how the happiness of Charles’s brother was more important than his own
On sacrificing happiness, it is shown how both the What of this Goldfish Would You Wish and A Trip to Grandma story both play huge roles. For example, in the What of this Goldfish Would You Wish? the class would go on to agree that there was a very big possibility that Sergei had sacrificed his last wish and his only companion which was his happiness. You can find this example being shown on the first quote “If, on this, you won't waste a wish, then tell me, Sergie, what is it good for?”(8) This quote shows the fish trying to convince Sergei into sacrificing his last wish on the boy that he killed in the first place. Also implying that a decision must be made whether or not to save him or not. Another quote “Anything the Russian said, not to be alone.” Showing the possibility that he might of ended up using it after all. Now in the A Trip to …show more content…
Like how in Grandma, GL is being treated better than Charles showing how the happiness of Charles’s brother was more important than his own