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At a very young age I became invested in books. I can remember countless summers sitting on the hammock outside my home reading until the sun began it's descent. Reading is not only my escape from reality, but it is also my guide to dealing with reality itself. Recently I had the privilege of reading the book Me Before You, and it influenced me to view the world in a different perspective and left a tremendous impact on my life.
The book Me Before You, is about a young cheerful and energetic woman named Lou whose family recently became impoverished. She eventually finds a job looking after a quadriplegic named Will who is repeatedly negative and rude to all that encounter his path. As the book unfolds Lou slowly understands Wills story and becomes aware of the emotions and hardships that the he faces on a daily basis. As a result she comes to understands why he is so bitter towards life, so she tries to change his perspective on life, and they end up falling in love along the way. However, Lou becomes notified that Will is going to take part in assisted suicide in the upcoming weeks, and their love isn’t enough to change his decision.
Some may think, “how could such a sad book be so influential to you”? For me the answer is simple, it helps keep me aware of …show more content…

Often at times we all get stuck in a consistent routine where our lives become a consistent cycle of getting up going, to work/school, coming home taking care of chores, then going to bed. Then the cycle begins again, and again. However, Me Before You address this issue that we all often face. The book shows how instead of living in a life full of cycles, we instead should take every chances in life because some things only happen once. Me Before You made me realize that we shouldn’t regret the actions we take in life, and we should instead live life to it's fullest

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