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Elderly Lady Crossing On Green Analysis

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Compassionate, fearless, and stubborn are three words that can precisely describe my mother. As for describing our relationship, I am fortunate enough to say we have a strong and healthy relationship with each other. As pertaining to literature, my mother can be described as sharing similarities as well as differences with the elderly lady in the poem, “Elderly Lady Crossing on Green,” by Wyatt Prunty. Through comparing and contrasting my mother to the elderly lady, countless memories came to my mind bringing me to the realization that our relationship can still use improvement. Many emotions come to surface when I begin to think about my mother because of the obstacles she has overcame. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she was hard …show more content…

Much like the first chapter in the book of James is illustrated to challenge us to look at hardships from a different perspective and the trials God puts us through brings perseverance into our lives. Even though we may not find purpose in a trial, God will use that trial to integrate what we need for life (Precious Moments Bible, Jn. 1. 2-3). Once the trial God set for my mother was achieved, surviving breast cancer gave her a sense of ability to deal with reality in an idealistic manner for the reason that she has already made it through one of the toughest realities there is to …show more content…

Although I have respect for their decisions, I do not always agree with them and instead of keeping my thoughts to myself, I have a tendency to talk back. When I talk back to my parents, it does not even register to me that I am doing it until an argument begins or they walk away. The foremost reason my back talking sparks an argument with my mother and I is because we both have the mentality of always having to be right. My father on the other hand disregards my back talking and instead walks away from the conversation rather than arguing about it. If I could just have the ability to keep my thoughts to myself, it would spare plenty of bickering within my

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