First Stone Character Analysis

First Stone Analysis Essay A human’s potential to change is incomprehensible; it could either elevate or degrade a person. When a major change occurs in one’s life, it completely changes one’s character, attitude and perspective. This essay will be using the book First Stone by Don Aker as an academic reference. The book shows the potential of change in a very dignified of ways which helped develop my own opinion on the concept of the potential of change. A person can change even if the person is in its most rigid and arrogant mindset and in the worst of scenarios. The conditions for change may include evaluation of one’s past and future, life changing events and influences of others. The role of self-contemplation or evaluation in a human struggle to change is very interesting. It is the primary principle for change to occur as it changes one’s perspective. Just like when Reef explained to the students about really thinking …show more content…
It can either lead or mislead one from evaluating and pondering thus making the change either: positive or negative. For a demonstration let’s take the example of Leeza’s influence on Reef by examining this quote, “…surprised himself by saying, “It was a good day.”” (Aker 167) When examined in context it shows how Leeza had a big influence on Reef that he, himself was surprised to say the phrase ‘good day’. It made Reef in a way was open hearted and joyous which he wasn’t for a very long time. it shows a positive outcome of influence. On the other hand influence can be negative as the influence of Reef’s grandfather was to him stated by this quote, “The only ones his mouth would form were his grandfather’s word. Like the one the kid across the aisle had learned.”(Aker198). When seen in context the words refer to the curse words that his grandfather used to say. Influence also takes its place in climbing the ladder of