Small Stepss

In a way, my life has a lot of resemblances to the novel of small steps. Around 3 to 4 years ago, when I was only eleven, my father had gotten ill to brain cancer. I was very scared and hoped not to loose him. A few months later, the removed the tumor until another one had grown back. It was very horrible to find out about it. So I cherished all the moments I had with him. A year later, he ended up passing away. It left me and traumatized and even devastated. It was terrible to lose a parent at such a young age. I had lots of people supporting during those hard times and they kept on telling me that “You need to move on, he was a good man” and other things like that. And ever since that day, I have been moving on ever since. It was pain, seeing a lot of my friends with their parents while I was with them, telling myself not to worry and such. It was a terrible feeling. But the person that it impacted to worst was my mom, she was completely devastated, I had never seen her like that. She was very sad, but I was there with my brother to help her and ourselves. It was very hard to do that, but until …show more content…
He is achieving the same thing I am doing, is trying to heal from a tragic event, the loss of my father, and the experiences at Camp Green Lake.For him, it was Camp Green Lake, and for me, the loss of my father. The result of those events, they left me and Armpit changed. For instance, Armpit is trying to change ever since his imprisonment at the horrific camp. He helps out Ginny during the novel and teaches her how to do things a normal person would do, since she has a disability. And for me, I am changed, now knowing that I have to stay strong, and not feel bad about the loss. And try to honor his memory as much as possible. By doing so I try to also be a better person, like my dad was, a person who would always do mitzvot, he would always help anyone out. And I am doing the same as he was