Jesse Hilton Stuart- (August 8, 1906- February 17, 1984):
Jesse Hilton Stuart was one of the more remarkable and original writers in American literature. Amazingly prolific, with more than sixty books in a variety of genres, Stuart produced work that was largely uneven. It has been as much admired by a broad popular audience as it has been maligned, or ignored, by the mainstream of literary opinion. Born on August 8 1906, the second of seven children. Though his parents, Mitchell and Martha were uneducated, they instilled in their children the importance of education and all seven children would not only graduate high school, but become college graduates and educators themselves. For farming families in the rural South, …show more content…
I chose to talk about the author Jesse Hilton Stuart for many reasons, one of these reasons because I believe of what Jesse Stuart believed in .
Jesse Stuart has been, throughout his life, deeply involved in education. He told a close friend that "he was a writer who loved to teach." Stuart was proud of his educational experiences. He saw education as a path of opportunity and as if it was the most important thing in life. I also think in the same way, I think that by being educated and having a formal degree you will be independent and responsible. My parents always told me that education is so important, that also what Stuart believed.
Another reason why I chose this author is because I was so touched by his life story. Stuart carried a massage of how poor farm boy could receive fame and fortune through hard work.
The story "The Split Cheery Tree" inspired me, Dave the poor child whose parent are uneducated tries to study in order to change the reality. The thing that made me insist and work in order to achieve my dreams …show more content…
Introduction:
The story "The Split Cheery Tree" by Jesse Stuart , talked about countryside boy whose name is Dave. He is the child of uneducated parent ,and the first in his family to go to high school.
The author Jesse Stuart somehow talked about his life, he reflected his whole life into this story. He lived in the country side, and his parents were uneducated and poor, so he understood the hardships of rural poverty.
The author "Jesse Stuart" believed that good teaching and education were important having a lasting effect on students. Jesse encouraged experiencing as a way for teaching and a type of discipline that mean to teach students rather than to make them feel ashamed. Jesse also believed that teachers should inspire students and build character.
I would like to summarize the "Split Cheery Tree" story ,and to write about the interdependence between Stuart's life and the masterpiece story "The Split Cheery