The Giving Tree

In the children’s book, “The Giving Tree” there are many life lessons displayed. The tree selflessly gave everything she had without taking a second thought; while they boy selfishly took everything the tree had to offer without thinking twice. The boy went the tree and said, “I want…” although he did not say he “needed” the things he received he treated it in that way. He should take life easier, and not let his life be ruled by his wants. If he would’ve let his love for the tree rule his life, he wouldn’t have taken everything from the tree. At the end of the tale the boy returns, older now, the tree is happy to see him despite all the boy has taken from her; the tree lets happiness rule her life, when the boy did not, but in the end he found happiness in the tree. …show more content…
Just living is stressful and no one realizes that stressing about it isn’t going to help anything. “I want”’s turn into “I need”’s, when the person really does not need the item they desire. The boy is a perfect example of people not knowing what they want and need. He goes to the tree multiple times with his wants such as, “I want to buy things and have fun. I want some money?", to which the tree sees his request as needs, so she gives him all she has to make him happy. If the boy would’ve taken his life a little less seriously, and continued to enjoy his time with the tree then maybe the story would’ve had a happier outcome for the both of