Dave From Heartbeat Analysis

“All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.” This quote by Leonardo Da Vinci may look small, but carries a tremendous meaning to it. This quote means that your reality can change because of your perception. In Collection Two’s theme of Perception and Reality, Dave from Heartbeat by David Yoo, Scrooge from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and Winnie from Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt all showed that a single event can change their perception on things.
To begin with, Dave from Heartbeat by David Yoo changes his perception on himself after Sarah made fun of him for being skinny. This is palpable on page 25, lines 6-9, the passage states,“‘Oh my gosh...you are so skinny.’ She was visibly repulsed by my sunken chest as I stepped off the soccer...picture. ” It is logical to conclude that Dave’s perspective on himself changed since someone else told him he was skinny. He later realizes that there was nothing with him initially. As I would perceive this, Dave was trying to look as strong as John Cena instead of trying to be himself..
This is evident on page 102, the text reads,“‘I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons they teach.Oh, tell me I may sponge away the writing on this stone.’” It is legitimate to conclude that Scrooge is changing his perception on Christmas for many reasons, one of which is death. In my opinion, Scrooge immediately alters his perception on other people after the ghosts came and showed him his mistakes. He wants to rectify his mistakes to help everyone, along with him as