Success In Annie And Marita's Bargain
Success Most people will do anything in order to become successful. Both Annie(A Walk to the Jetty) and Marita(Marita’s Bargain) prove that by giving up almost everything they have to improve their chances of success. One of them is running away to find a better life elsewhere, while the other is doing her best to improve her current situation. In Marita’s story, she is given an opportunity to attend KIPP Academy. KIPP Academy is a middle school for underprivileged kids in New York City. Most of the students here are from single parent homes and receive government help to pay for lunches. In order to be successful, the school reinforces the idea of organization and respect. Marita started attending KIPP when she was twelve years old. Everyday she wakes up at five forty-five and heads to school,
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Annie John takes a different approach to reach her goal. Her plan is to get away from everything she knows and start a new life in England. In the story, she tells about how much she loved her life when she was younger. Her mother and father were always helping her out and would do anything to make her happy. As she gets older, she begins to accumulate a hatred for her mother and everything else she knows. On the day she leaves, her morning seems like every other. She wakes up and has breakfast with her parents, who persistently tell her how wonderful her new life will be. After breakfast she says goodbye to her family friends and begins her journey to the jetty. On the way she passes many places that bring back good and bad memories. She is reminded of how close she was to her mother when she was younger. When they arrive at the jetty, she begins to have second thoughts on leaving. “I was on the verge of thinking it had all been a mistake.” (Kincaid 41) She then realizes that leaving is her only chance of having a better life. She gets on the ship and waves goodbye to the only life she
Annie John takes a different approach to reach her goal. Her plan is to get away from everything she knows and start a new life in England. In the story, she tells about how much she loved her life when she was younger. Her mother and father were always helping her out and would do anything to make her happy. As she gets older, she begins to accumulate a hatred for her mother and everything else she knows. On the day she leaves, her morning seems like every other. She wakes up and has breakfast with her parents, who persistently tell her how wonderful her new life will be. After breakfast she says goodbye to her family friends and begins her journey to the jetty. On the way she passes many places that bring back good and bad memories. She is reminded of how close she was to her mother when she was younger. When they arrive at the jetty, she begins to have second thoughts on leaving. “I was on the verge of thinking it had all been a mistake.” (Kincaid 41) She then realizes that leaving is her only chance of having a better life. She gets on the ship and waves goodbye to the only life she