A Fulfillment: A Visit From The Goon Squad

During her therapy session Sasha acknowledged her “addiction” of stealing and admitted that is was wrong, however she also achieved a self-realization that taking an item possessed a short span of excitement. This can be compared to a drug addiction, fueling the same brain’s pleasure center. To prolong this effect of “fulfillment”, she kept the “acquired” items in her apartment separate from her own property to keep them unsullied, preserved the “power” and “excitement” from escaping them. Sasha explained to her therapist Dr. Coz that she did not use the stolen items and kept them isolated from her belongings because giving in to enjoy them would label her as greedy or even self-interested, which is not the reason she took the items in the first place. (Egan, 16) Although clearly these items did not belong to Sasha, they did indeed form a great part of her. The pile of items “contained years of her life compressed”, from being forced to grow up prematurely due to her circumstances, to self-teaching herself how to be become an adult in a short period of time, and ultimately, to deal with her current life as an assistant in the
“A Visit from the Goon Squad” conveys to the readers that to put an end to the cycle of wallowing in self-pity and accept that life continues moving forward and there comes a time when we all have to mature enough to face life head on. Life is an obstacle full of trials and tribulations, it is up to us individuals to overcome the troubles in life, make the right choices, and aim to achieve a happy life similar to how Sasha’s life improved over the course of time. “To spend time is to pass it in a specified manner. To waste time is to expend it thoughtlessly or carelessly. We all have time to either spend or waste and it is our decision what to do with it. But once passed, it is gone forever.” (Bruce Lee, Martial