Personal Narrative: The Boston Tea Party
Leaving my family was the hardest thing I could do. I knew it was for a good cause, but after the deaths and such I had to make a decision. Finally I decided not to reenlist due to the people dying all around me, the horrible conditions, and last of all the small huts. Though I thought it would be a fun journey, I had to realize what was actually going on. Hours and hours of deciding on to reenlist or not, I believe I made the right choice.
In 1773 I watched the Boston Tea party unfold right in front of me. Years later the Declaration of Independence is written and changed all of our ways of life. A year later I remember walking with with the man himself, Washington, walking us to the one and only Valley forge. Which later would become the death hole for us soldiers.
With soldiers dying left and right, I am worried that I might die too. The chances are very high with all the deaths and illnesses among me. According to Bush, “A total of 4,000 people did …show more content…
“No meat! No meat! - The distant values echoed back the melancholy sounds - No meat! No meat!”(Dr. Albigence waldo,151) That shows that we were starving, this made us weaker and weaker as the day has gone. Some of us got sick for not eating and some died. “Victory seemed a long way off in fact for many it seemed unlikely” (141,Roden) We do not have hope. Without hope we can not build our self esteem up to the the point where we have enough confidence to win.“They were sick with nasty clothes, bad cooking, cold weather, and more.” (141,Roden) Us the soldiers, are tired of wearing nasty clothing, bad cooking, and it is freezing. “Surviving the winter, soldiers missed their family” (141,Roden) I am missing my family every day. I found it hard to focus on my tasks that I needed to do. All the harsh conditions hurt us physically and mentally. The tough conditions will force most of us soldiers to not
In 1773 I watched the Boston Tea party unfold right in front of me. Years later the Declaration of Independence is written and changed all of our ways of life. A year later I remember walking with with the man himself, Washington, walking us to the one and only Valley forge. Which later would become the death hole for us soldiers.
With soldiers dying left and right, I am worried that I might die too. The chances are very high with all the deaths and illnesses among me. According to Bush, “A total of 4,000 people did …show more content…
“No meat! No meat! - The distant values echoed back the melancholy sounds - No meat! No meat!”(Dr. Albigence waldo,151) That shows that we were starving, this made us weaker and weaker as the day has gone. Some of us got sick for not eating and some died. “Victory seemed a long way off in fact for many it seemed unlikely” (141,Roden) We do not have hope. Without hope we can not build our self esteem up to the the point where we have enough confidence to win.“They were sick with nasty clothes, bad cooking, cold weather, and more.” (141,Roden) Us the soldiers, are tired of wearing nasty clothing, bad cooking, and it is freezing. “Surviving the winter, soldiers missed their family” (141,Roden) I am missing my family every day. I found it hard to focus on my tasks that I needed to do. All the harsh conditions hurt us physically and mentally. The tough conditions will force most of us soldiers to not