Comparing The Return And A Marker On The Side Of A Boat

In the short story “Choices” by Susan Kerslake and in the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, are two examples of literature which are similar to my experience.

So in the book, 90 Miles to Havana, by Enrique Flores-Gulbis, the main character Julian had to move away and had to struggle without his family and wanted to find a way back home to his family. In his neighborhood, people are doing bad stuff like, stealing and dangerous people that were around them, so all the kids that lived there had to move away from their family. So my theme is to never give up on the ones who love you.

Life is full of challenges. In the stories, “Breaking Through Uncertainty-Welcoming Adversity” and “Neighbours,” written by Jim McCormick and Lien Chao, the main characters illustrate benefits derived from taking risks. Even though both people in these texts undergo personal challenges, in “Neighbours” the character, Sally, receives greater benefits from taking risks than McCormick in “Breaking Through Uncertainty-Welcoming Adversity”.

“The Boat” by Nam Le, is a serious of short stories that while representing a number of different themes throughout each story, the central theme regards the complicated relationship between children and their parents, with each story examining this theme in different ways. The opening and closing stories, “Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice”, and “The Boat”, not only develop the relationship between children and parents and how the child attempts to maintain this relationship; but also how they live their lives without their parents.

In the section “On the Rainy River” from the novel The Things They Carried, author Tim O’Brien describes his difficulty in choosing between going to war or going to Canada. O’Brien implements many different rhetorical and stylistic strategies to express his dilemma. His use of juxtaposition, rhetorical questions, and somber diction enhance his frustration of his two choices. O’Brien uses juxtaposition to compare his option of running away to Canada with what he would rather do: live his life. O’Brien describes a scene he has imagined of himself running away.

What’s the best way to face a difficult situation? Day in and day out, life circumstances force people to live their lives differently than planned. Some struggle with this concept, never seeing the silver lining in the unexpected turn of events. Others however, live their lives as normally as they can, regardless of whatever they’re faced with. During the second world war, America was faced with the question of how to keep their country safe from enemies that might live within its borders. Although every American citizen is legally innocent until proven guilty, all’s fair in love and war. America saw no choice but to lock away immigrants and their American born children. This is detailed in The Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe Russell as

A Long Walk to Water is a book about a young refugee named Salva Dut. Said boy was also part of the Lost Boys of Sudan, a group of over 20,000 boys displaced and/or orphaned during the Second Sudanese Civil War. Salva found himself joining group after group along the way, as he had been separated from his family. He faced many challenges, ranging from loved ones dying, crossing dangerous terrains, and having to travel far distances seeking security. His sheer determination and willpower urged him on in these circumstances, as well as some other key factors I will not be elaborating upon.

“And it hits me, not then, but today, thirty years later. Thirty years too late”(91). Those are the words of Jessamyn Hope when speaking about her experience with regret regarding her life’s decisions, the major theme for her essay. Her essay tells the story about how she failed to overcome two life challenges, one having a direct physical impact and the other having a delayed impact. The essay “The Reverse Dive” by Jessamyn Hope is a narrative essay looking to persuade its reader through the use of analogy, empirical evidence, and appeal to emotion that one should face their challenges while they can to avoid regrets.

The novel Hope Was Here is a perfect representation of mine and many other peoples lives. I have lost someone important in my life, had to meet new people once or twice and especially had to work hard for the things that I want. The main characters especially Braverman and Addie, have struggles in their life that are very difficult to overcome.

"The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure" - Sven Goran Eriksson. Success is an achievement in life which most people would be appreciative towards, but failure is looked upon in a disgraceful manner. People in society tend to face many challenges that occur in their daily lives. Some of these challenges can affect their lives dramatically in a positive or negative way. If one decides not to surmount their challenges they will suffer within themselves for a long period of time. Having confidence within is considered the greatest way to overcome suffering in life. In the novel, The Shipping News, by Annie Proulx, Quoyle deals with many difficult challenges along his life journey by suffering from bad childhood experiences

In “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien, O’Brien portrays a captivating message of responsibility to his readers. Its moral explains how we sometimes let ourselves “out” of our problems, because we would like to be somewhere pleasant. The excerpt

In the story of Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, the main character, Siddhartha, leaves his family in search of an enlightened life. He encounters many people and he has many experiences. He sometimes diverts from his quest but he finds his way back. In the end, he manages to find what he is looking for, after which he lives a contented life. In the story Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, the main character, Christopher McCandles chooses to travel with no clear direction.

Solnit’s, A Field Guide to Getting Lost, explores why and how people explore deeply into loss. Is it intentional or is it a part of our subconscious that tends to get in the way? More importantly though, what happens to the individual when they either decide to find themselves again or make the choice to stay lost? Solnit’s views are paralleled to that of Mitchell’s Imperial Landscape. She believes that no individual’s life is perfect and how we deal with trials determines the level of our loss and whether we choose to be found again. I compare these trials with references from Mitchell of the, “dark side of the landscape” and that this dark side is not merely mythic, not merely a feature of the regressive, instinctual drives associated with

Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway both feature expatriate characters at loose ends and are an expression of a tragic, rather than a triumphant look at life and the experiences it throws our way. Both Jake Barnes, from Hemingway's novel and Dick Diver from Fitzgerald's have been damaged by life. Each is pursuing happiness but hobbled by self destructive behaviors and choices.

Did you ever have to go through the time where you get something that you always wanted, but at the same time you have to give up the thing that is really important to you? In the story "Going to Exile" by "Liam O'Flaherty" successfully proves the saying "Opening one door while closing another". This story is about two adults who are leaving their country with the hope of getting enormous opportunities but at the same time they also have fear of taking risks in unknown land. Michael and Mary were really looking forward to make their life better in the place where they don't know anybody. They don't want to leave their family and the people who they really care about. They have to leave their parents who were there to support them at every step