“The Inheritance of Tools,” was written by Scott Russell Sanders. This article was published by the North American Review He was known as a Distinguish Professor of English at the Indiana University. Sanders is also known for many other creative works; he is a well-known essayist. In many families, it is a tradition to pass down a particular item to the uprising generation. For Sanders’ family, his heirloom was a hammer. But this hammer wasn’t just any typical hammer that you find in a hardware store. Sanders describes the hammer as, “The head is scratched and pockmarked…a finishing hammer, the weight of a bread loaf, too light…a curved claw…a rounded head… a fluted neck…and a hickory handle…” (Sanders 1). This hammer was passed around
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This hammer carried so much meaning within Sanders’ family. It was there since the beginning of time. The hammer was used so much within this family, that the current handle on the hammer, is believed to be Sanders’ third handle. He says there is “no telling how many handles he and my grandfather had gone through before me” (Sanders 1). But that is beside the point. Scott Russell Sanders is who he is because of that hammer. It taught him all the morals that he knows today. The hammer allowed him to have a father and son relationship, which showed him how to be a man. His father taught him the skills of being a carpenter. Not doing it just because, but to do it because it is something he enjoys, and can have as a side job. Whenever Sanders’ father was busy at work, Sanders would be in the room with him, creating his own creation. But instead of his father being aggressive with him, and asking him to leave, he interacted with Sanders …show more content…
I enjoyed the relationship between Sanders and his family member. They really took the time out and appreciate one another, and treat one another at the appropriate age level they are at. Instead of being aggressive with children, they actually think about their feelings, and realize they are only little and do not know much. It is a parent’s job to be calm with their child whenever they are in situation that may be bad, or they are doing something wrong. This article made me realize that we should treasure the little things we are given or taught; some of them actually made us who we are today. We should also appreciate the people that are attached to these
This hammer carried so much meaning within Sanders’ family. It was there since the beginning of time. The hammer was used so much within this family, that the current handle on the hammer, is believed to be Sanders’ third handle. He says there is “no telling how many handles he and my grandfather had gone through before me” (Sanders 1). But that is beside the point. Scott Russell Sanders is who he is because of that hammer. It taught him all the morals that he knows today. The hammer allowed him to have a father and son relationship, which showed him how to be a man. His father taught him the skills of being a carpenter. Not doing it just because, but to do it because it is something he enjoys, and can have as a side job. Whenever Sanders’ father was busy at work, Sanders would be in the room with him, creating his own creation. But instead of his father being aggressive with him, and asking him to leave, he interacted with Sanders …show more content…
I enjoyed the relationship between Sanders and his family member. They really took the time out and appreciate one another, and treat one another at the appropriate age level they are at. Instead of being aggressive with children, they actually think about their feelings, and realize they are only little and do not know much. It is a parent’s job to be calm with their child whenever they are in situation that may be bad, or they are doing something wrong. This article made me realize that we should treasure the little things we are given or taught; some of them actually made us who we are today. We should also appreciate the people that are attached to these