Personal Narrative: National Lampoon's Vacation

As an 8-year-old child, the worlds scary place. Everywhere you look there’s something terrifying. From people the size of giants, roaming the streets, with no care what so ever with their surroundings or just realizing that in a few years would come the most difficult and emotionally unstable time of my life. Sure, those things may be slightly exaggerated, but what I do know is the most horrendous experience I had in the land of joy that ultimately ruined my love Disney for many years.

In the movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, there are two very clear and distinct classes. The movie clearly does not support the power structure it portrays, which is one with many classes, and different amounts of power and wealth. Ferris and his friends have great lives from the perspective of most people, and the movie highlights their easy lives.The two classes are present in the movie, as well as in our society. While we respectively label them as the "Middle Class" and the "Working Class," Marxist thought distinguishes them by the terms "Bourgeoisie" and "Proletariat." There is a great difference between these two classes and it is evident throughout the film.

Since (put a time), the media has tainted the idea of obtaining a good education in America. If there is someone who enjoys school and learning, then they are considered a nerd or someone who is not conventionally looked as a cool kid. Contrastingly, the media conveys the message that if someone does not like school, or at least pretends to not like it, then they are perceived as a cool kid. America’s media system has continually deterred our children from going to school by praising popular and mainstream things that are against the idea of school. An example of such a thing is the movie, Ferris Bueller’s day off. What is seen as a classic American comedy, has an undertone that bashes the practice of going to school. From the boring teacher in the beginning of the film, to the principle representing the antagonist of the story, this movie sends the message to adolescents that the authority figures in life are harmful rather than supportive and uplifting. Nevertheless, the media is not the sole source of this problem. The American Government should be held accountable for some of these problems that need to be addressed.

The hero of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off notes, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Ferris’ observation parallels to all comedies and Northrup Frye’s essay, “The Structure of Comedy”. Despite Ferris Bueller’s Day Off being made in 1986, its comedic plot line still relates to the 21st century. Wanting to skip school, sibling rivalry, antics with friends, and young love in this film are relevant to modern comedies.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), directed and written John Hughes, is a hilarious and entertaining teen film comedy as well as fun for the whole family. John Hughes has proven that he can create masterpieces on more than one occasion. This fact is evident in his many movie marvels, such as Pretty in Pink and the Home Alone series, and Ferris Bueller is no exception.

HOOKY is a comedy with a really fun plot. Like in the classic film FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF, an unappreciated mother and housewife takes the day off and has an adventure. It’s really a very smart premise.

When we came back from spring break i was on the baseball team this is a big surprise because surprise because i am bad at the game. When our first practice came around we were talking about fundamentals of the game. When i was listening i was confused because he wasn't making sense nor was he giving us the right information. One example is when you dip you shoulder and hit a pop up you dip your back shoulder and he said you dip your front shoulder.

In 2014, I decided to have my mom a Mardi Gras themed 50th birthday party. Chris and I decided to drive to New Orleans on a Friday afternoon, the weekend after Mardi Gras, just to buy decorations for the party. We drove back on Sunday and, therefore, we spent Saturday sightseeing New Orleans. This may sound insane to most people, but we love spontaneous trips like this. Since this was my mom’s birthday party, naturally we asked her to go with us to help pick out decorations. We also asked Chris’s mom to go because we wanted to have a fun weekend with our moms. This was the first trip that we took with both mom’s together and how our travelling as an entire family started. The trip to New Orleans was also before the blog was even thought

Ever since I found out my softball team could make it to California for Nationals I knew this would be our goal for the summer. Now here is where the challenging part came in, we only had three chances to make it to California. We made it, we were lucky enough to make our goal in the third chance.

My favorite vacation, so far, is one I went on in September 2015 with my friends Alissa and Jaidah. We all share fandom interests. On the weekend of September 19, my brother went away to spend his birthday with my dad. My mom shook me awake and informed me I could bring two friends along to a room in the Dells that we would be occupying. Almost immediately I thought of the duo. I ran downstairs and texted both of them while packing a bag. They texted back not too long after, and I told them my mom and I would pick them up anywhere from 10-11 that Saturday morning. We picked up Alissa and she tried to direct us to Jaidah’s house, but she wasn’t thorough with her

So one day our family decided to go to Disney World with her family. It was our family, our aunts family, my mom’s parents, and Emmy and Bear. We took 2 cars, 6 people in each. It took us a whole 11 hours to get there! When we got there we stayed in 2 apartments called New Orleans.

Like it was yesterday I remember my first vacation on a cruise. My Dad and I went on a three- day long cruise to The Bahamas. I had never been on a cruise, so it was a new experience for me. We needed to be in Tampa for our departure, so we drove the two hours from Orlando, Florida to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. My Dad and I used this time to talk, make plans for the trip and think about our upcoming adventures on the cruise.

on the second day we went walked in world’s most famous avenue Champs-ELysees. It was a great street to those who love walking and shopping. I bought few souvenirs for my family and friends in England.

There are certain memories that we have that we can remember like they happened yesterday. Many of those memories that have special meaning to me were of family vacations when I was young growing up with my brothers and sisters. Family memories are important to many of us because they take us back to a time or place that was special. One particular family vacation I remember vividly, and it’s a story I have shared with my kids on many occasions. Over the 40 or more years since that memorable vacation, I still smile and think how lucky I was growing up with a mother and father that did everything to give their kids an unforgettable memory.

Most people that have gone to Orlando for holidays, ended with good memories. I’m not the exception. The resorts, the parks, and the restaurant make Orlando the best place to enjoy for the whole family. My last holiday with my nephew in The Wall Disney World Resort was the best time of our life for my family and me.