A journey is more than a movement from place to place. Each person experiences a different journey; this journey is called life. Similar to a long winding road, life is scattered with pits and bumps that test you as you go along. This is mentally, physically, and emotionally challenging, the bumps can appear to be as large as mountains and the pits as deep as the grand canyon. However overcoming the bumps and pits is the most rewarding and character building part of traveling this road. Like many others, it is easy to get caught up thinking that it’s all about reaching your destination, but life isn’t about the destination; it’s about the journey.
Orphan train is a book by Christina Baker Kline that tells the journey of two women; Molly and …show more content…
The Fundamentals of Caring is a movie that demonstrates the physical and mental journey of Ben: a retired writer coping with the loss of his son, and Trevor: an eighteen year old boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Trevor is an anxious, ill humored boy with a fascination of roadside attractions but a lack of courage to go see them. Ben is a grieving father and a failed writer who takes a particular interest in Trevor. However with the help of Ben, Trevor summons the courage to explore the world and see the attractions despite his condition and fears. The two learn the importance of friendship while helping each other cope with their …show more content…
Having overcome the loss of his son, and seeing the deepest pit the two part ways and remain friends. Ben proceeds to sign the divorce papers and begins writing a book about his unlikely friend Trevor and their journey together.
An unlikely journey is portrayed In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the narrator Nick Carraway witnesses Jay Gatsby's pursuit of wealth and romance. The novel's portrayal of journeys, feigned relationships, and the value of fame and wealth are prominent and significant. Gatsby spends most of his journey with a misconstrued idea, which is that money can buy his happiness. Gatsby’s money brings him everything but happiness because his happiness is something that cannot be bought; love, intimacy, and the ability to fix the
Orphan train is a book by Christina Baker Kline that tells the journey of two women; Molly and …show more content…
The Fundamentals of Caring is a movie that demonstrates the physical and mental journey of Ben: a retired writer coping with the loss of his son, and Trevor: an eighteen year old boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Trevor is an anxious, ill humored boy with a fascination of roadside attractions but a lack of courage to go see them. Ben is a grieving father and a failed writer who takes a particular interest in Trevor. However with the help of Ben, Trevor summons the courage to explore the world and see the attractions despite his condition and fears. The two learn the importance of friendship while helping each other cope with their …show more content…
Having overcome the loss of his son, and seeing the deepest pit the two part ways and remain friends. Ben proceeds to sign the divorce papers and begins writing a book about his unlikely friend Trevor and their journey together.
An unlikely journey is portrayed In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the narrator Nick Carraway witnesses Jay Gatsby's pursuit of wealth and romance. The novel's portrayal of journeys, feigned relationships, and the value of fame and wealth are prominent and significant. Gatsby spends most of his journey with a misconstrued idea, which is that money can buy his happiness. Gatsby’s money brings him everything but happiness because his happiness is something that cannot be bought; love, intimacy, and the ability to fix the