Resilient: A Happy Ending

I disliked the ending of the book. It was definitely NOT a happy ending. I understand the ending and the significance of it not being a happy one, but that does not make me feel satisfied with it. The promise of the rest of the book is an ending of redemption and hope. People in the class argued opposite me saying that the ending was hopeful and that children are not resilient. I will defend, in brief, my perspective as to why I believe children are resilient and why I didn¡¦t feel the book¡¦s conclusion was what it was promised.

Children are resilient and I say it speaking from experience. ¡§Resilient¡¨ is not a term that denotes without being traumatized. As a child I experienced many traumatic and damaging things, things that child should never have to endure and at an early age found myself feeling just like
I will NEVER forget and it will forever be a part of me. It traumatized me and left scars. It helped shape the way I see the world and the people in it. But then, I say, fast-forward to today¡K I am here, in college, still working and striving for a better life and to hopefully give my children (one day) the childhood that stolen from me. I did not fall prey to the obstacles placed in my way and there were always obstacles. And the thing I¡¦m most proud of is that I did not become a statistic. And I can attest to having 4 out of 6 of my closest friends right here with me in that they had traumatic and painful childhoods and they are living a better life today. So, I have taken this moment to parallel my life with that of little Sohrab¡¦s as to say, although not completely identical, my childhood was traumatic too and even being where