Personal Narrative Analysis

I have lived my life between two worlds; one of fiction and fantasy where the goal is doubtlessly achieved and the reward outweighs all costs, the other world is filled with disappointment, rare glimpses of true satisfaction, yet it contains my being. The fictional world has satisfied my need for hope during times of great disappointment caused by the latter. My reality has been a girl and her mother fighting against my pain, while others would ignore or deny its constant existence. Throughout high school, I would sit in various waiting rooms hoping for something to change and too often nothing did. My only escape was the brief moments where I was somewhere else completely. In my world of fiction and fantasy, I travel with literary icons on journeys of adventure and mischief because my reality was such a small place. …show more content…
I found it frustrating to root for characters like Holden Caulfield or Daisy Buchanan as a result of their flaws and lack of determination. To me, any problem was solvable as long as you applied yourself. Finding satisfaction in characters with well-earned victories or failures for characters without honor has always been a reliable comfort. To me, these character roles were a symbol justice. When fictional literature started to revolve around characters with no specific achievement or hardship, I would resent the story and authors for creating these circumstances. Then my reality was confronted by the same unresolvable conflicts. As I suffered migraines and vertigo lasting weeks on end I felt as though with every minute I was losing who I was, despite my determination there seemed to be no end for