Self Worth
Did you ever think that it was possible to improve your self worth with some simple playing cards? In I Am the Messenger, a novel by Markus Zusak this is exactly what happens. Throughout the book, Ed Kennedy, the main character, gets messages on playing cards from an unknown person. When he deciphers these messages, he is able to change his and other people’s lives for the better. As a result of his actions he improves other peoples and his own self worth. The main message that Zusak sends in the book is self worth. Ed’s self worth is pretty low at the beginning of the book. Ed’s self worth is the lowest in the first chapter of the book. Ed starts to feel a little better about himself once he completes the missions on the card he gets. Ed is lying …show more content…
When the robber is escaping he drops the gun on his way out and decides not to pick it up. Ed runs outside and picks it up and shoots it at the robber, stopping him until the police show up. Ed is hailed as a hero but he just goes about life as usual, like nothing even happened. Ed is thinking to himself: “I imagine the headlines. Something like ‘Taxi Driver Turns to Hero’ would be nice, but they’ll probably print something like ‘Local Deadbeat Makes Good’” (14). This shows how little Ed thinks of himself and how he downplays significant events in his life. He compares himself to people who were very successful and had done so much better than he has at the same age. “Before I even mention me, I should tell you some other facts: At nineteen, Bob Dylan was a seasoned performer… Salvador Dali had already produced several outstanding artworks… Joan of Arc was the most wanted woman in the world at nineteen” (15). Ed gets
Did you ever think that it was possible to improve your self worth with some simple playing cards? In I Am the Messenger, a novel by Markus Zusak this is exactly what happens. Throughout the book, Ed Kennedy, the main character, gets messages on playing cards from an unknown person. When he deciphers these messages, he is able to change his and other people’s lives for the better. As a result of his actions he improves other peoples and his own self worth. The main message that Zusak sends in the book is self worth. Ed’s self worth is pretty low at the beginning of the book. Ed’s self worth is the lowest in the first chapter of the book. Ed starts to feel a little better about himself once he completes the missions on the card he gets. Ed is lying …show more content…
When the robber is escaping he drops the gun on his way out and decides not to pick it up. Ed runs outside and picks it up and shoots it at the robber, stopping him until the police show up. Ed is hailed as a hero but he just goes about life as usual, like nothing even happened. Ed is thinking to himself: “I imagine the headlines. Something like ‘Taxi Driver Turns to Hero’ would be nice, but they’ll probably print something like ‘Local Deadbeat Makes Good’” (14). This shows how little Ed thinks of himself and how he downplays significant events in his life. He compares himself to people who were very successful and had done so much better than he has at the same age. “Before I even mention me, I should tell you some other facts: At nineteen, Bob Dylan was a seasoned performer… Salvador Dali had already produced several outstanding artworks… Joan of Arc was the most wanted woman in the world at nineteen” (15). Ed gets