And Of Clay Are We Created Analysis

There are events that tear at our heartstrings pulling us into action to combat our morality and compassion. Times where we are compelled to make a difference, to put in our best effort in moments that define who we are. In the story, “And of Clay are we Created,” the tone and theme of the story creates a dynamic that changes from destruction to the fight for survival through our journey with the protagonist Rolf Carle who is thrust into a struggle for life that rocks him to the very core. These 2 elements create the story and gets the reader emotionally involved while creating a dialogue peering into ourselves. The story teaches that even though we try and hide from our past like Rofl there will be something that changes us and that forces us to face our demons. Like how this little girl Azucena stuck in the mud will remind Rofl of who he was and his haunting past with his fight to not let those demons possess Azucena in the end. The tone of this story starts out very hard and with the destructive force of a volcano, “until that fateful Wednesday night in November when a prolonged roar announced the end of the world…” (ll 21-23) These …show more content…
“I’m crying for myself and I hurt all over.”” (ll. 314-315). From the beginning to where he was so hard and refined to him now being stripped of everything and just raw emotion showing through we have followed his journey alongside Azucena and at the end of the story we see him shed his last hope and give in to his fight to battle his and her demons. He surrenders to watching the agonizing torture of watching the girl die stuck and him not being able to save her like he wished someone would have saved him so long