Hardships In 'The Prince And The Pauper'

A blacksmith’s fire is like the hardships we go through. Just like the metal we are thrown into the blaze, beaten, and thrown back again. Through repeating this process the metal becomes much stronger, and just like the metal, people are strengthened through their hardships. Caillou went through the huge challenge of having cancer at a young age. Through the pains and trials that cancer presented him, he was able to gain a perspective on life. That perspective helped him to always be happy, because he knows that most things, like having to do chores or homework, are not really that terrible. Another way people gain strength is by living in poverty. In the story the “Prince and the Pauper”, the prince of a kingdom and a poor boy switch places.