Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer Analysis

“Rudolph the red-nosed Reindeer, You'll go down in history.” Now, I’m sure all of you have probably heard of Rudolph before. As a kid, I loved and dutifully watched this Christmas Special every year. It was about Rudolph and his dream of one day being apart of the team that would deliver toys to children around the world on Christmas. However, there was one slight problem. Rudolph was born with a bright red, glowing nose. Now, I thought it was really cool that his nose literally glowed, but the other reindeer didn’t exactly agree with my sentiment, and Rudolph was treated as an outcast. Because of this, he decided to run away, and discovered the Island of Misfit Toys, a safe haven for all of the toys that were also shunned because of their
It’s important to be around like-minded people, and Angela Duckworth, in the article Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, has stated that, “while grit can be cultivated within you, the parents, teachers, coaches, leaders, mentors, colleagues and friends around you also improve your levels of grit. It seems that having other gritty people who you can turn to for help and encouragement is critical when it comes to accomplishing what matters to you the most.” It’s important to surround yourself with people who will encourage you to fight, and Dr. Andrew Elliott, a psychiatrist that works with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, does just that with his patients. Before he grew up and became a psychiatrist, Dr. Elliott was actually a patient at St. Jude’s. At the age of 14, he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and went through over two years of chemotherapy and other methods to treat his cancer. After being released, he decided to pursue a career which would allow him to help those who are in a similar position that he was in, and now he works at the hospital he was once a patient of, encouraging his patients to keep fighting. A story like this shows how profound of an impact someone with grit can have on others if they encourage those around them to keep fighting. Dr. Elliott remembers
It’s important to pursue what you love, and having grit can help you persevere and follow your dreams. Angela Duckworth has also stated that, “Grit doesn’t just mean working really hard at something, it’s also about working on something that you love and staying in love with it because it feels so meaningful.” Since I was young, I’ve had a love for writing. In elementary school, I would create fantastical stories about alternate dimensions and never-ending roads, and I later joined Power of the Pen in middle school. I loved writing because it was a creative way to express myself. Unfortunately, my high school does not have any form of writing competition similar to Power of the Pen. I was extremely disheartened by this because I had lost a creative outlet that I cherished. Freshman year, I had heard about the Speech and Debate Team at my school, and my friend had tried to convince me to join, but I didn’t want to. At the time, nothing could replace what Power of the Pen meant to me. But, the year after I decided to join, encouraged by my coach to try Original Oratory, where I could write and perform my own speech. After giving it a try, I actually found myself enjoying Original. I had discovered a new way to express myself. Being a part of my school’s Speech Team helped me realize that nothing could ever replace my love for