Summary Of Complainers By Rudy Fransico

In his spoken word "Complainers," Rudy Fransico uses jarring survivor accounts to frame his audiences' perspective and to make the distinction between inconvenience and tragedy. He wastes no time in reminding his listeners that life is by no means easy and that it could always be worse; if you should be so lucky to find yourself with a glass "half empty" or "half full," to stop complaining and allow yourself to be strengthened by your hardships. What I can infer about Rudy from the context of his poem and from the passion in which he delivered it, is that he has a spirit of persistence and an unwavering strength to forego the lure of one's own pity party. He is poised with much ferocity and has a stony attitude that reflects his petulance for
trivial matters and his intolerance for people who feel sorry for themselves. He doesn't give sympathy freely, as he recognizes the steep price that some have paid, while others are afforded it so casually. Rudy is somewhat harsh in his tellings and although there is a slight shame in being reprimanded by him, it's obvious that he has a firmer grasp on reality and a deeper understanding of its bitter truths than do us "complainers" have. Although he is young, I imagine that his spoonfuls of wisdom have been gathered throughout periods of wreckage and pain within his own life and that he has used those experiences to propel himself forward and to transcend the pettiness of the "everyday" problems.