Personal Narrative Analysis

The door slams. Angry voices pervade throughout the house. Fear, fear of what was to happen next lingered in my mind. It became a part of my daily routine. At a very young age I realised that life was not all sunshine and rainbows. As a child, I witnessed more than any child should. I come from a world that one would perceive as far from the average. My childhood is scared the the images of arguing, sadness, pain, fear, confusion, and hurt. My father was unfaithful and abusive to my mother. I watched my father walk in and out my life countless of time. I watched my mother struggle to raise my sister and I, and that struggle has yet to come to an end. As a mexican immigrant, now naturalized citizen, my mom had to go to school in order to get a better job. It led me to have to try to close the open wound that my childhood left me with. As I got older I became very depressed. To me, my world was collapsing around me and so was I. I began to contemplate suicide, the will for me to live was dwindling, but there was one thing that kept me going and that was school. School was my safe haven, it was the the escape from the harsh reality that I lived in. I knew that if i had nothing left, school would still be there. …show more content…
In my past I found motivation to be a better person. I helped me find my ambition to learn, and passion to help others. I did not let the emotional battle that I faced within myself tear me down. Instead I used it as fuel. I vowed to myself that I would become the most resilient, caring, and ambitious person. School helped me fight off my depression. I found my passion for music and stepping in school. It was a way for me to release the emotions that I was feeling. I always received a lot of praise for my talents and it made me confident. At this point I knew that if I could win this battle, I can win the war that life will challenge me to as I transition into an