The Chase
“The Chase” Response Essay
The Chase is a fast-paced story of a childhood adventure and the misconception and objection that there is a kid in everyone. Within this story a group of kids end up angering an adult by hitting his car with a snowball. At this point a fierce chase ensues and drives the kids throughout the entire town while the man stays well on their heels. They are unsure of what is driving the man and why he feels the need to catch them. The chase lasts for an indeterminable amount of time with neither gaining or losing the other. In the end one of the kids realized that she had never felt that amount/degree of happiness until that moment. She wondered how the man could go on with his rant and lecturing if he was experiencing the same immense happiness. The Chase shows the likeness between kids and their adult counterparts through analyzing the differing reactions to exact situations. The happiness seems to be the main focus, yet the sadness that is uncovered through the inevitable down-hill slide of the emotions that the child experienced as she realized that the sadness and come-back-to-earth feelings were inevitable and there was no way to make the feeling last forever. She fell out of her own world abruptly and the man showed them that now everyone cherishes their inner child and the burden of adult responsibility that squashes or suppresses the subconscious child. The children do their duty and listen to the man and know that this is how it is “supposed” to be and any other reaction would be “wrong” in the sense that there is a stencil for every situation to fall in to and the excess was unacceptable. The child realizes that this is inevitable, there is no way she can avoid it and wishes to cherish what she has access to now before she loses all connection to that part of herself. This is not encouraging children to find or go looking for trouble, but to cherish the moments they have and live life to the fullest while abiding by their
The Chase is a fast-paced story of a childhood adventure and the misconception and objection that there is a kid in everyone. Within this story a group of kids end up angering an adult by hitting his car with a snowball. At this point a fierce chase ensues and drives the kids throughout the entire town while the man stays well on their heels. They are unsure of what is driving the man and why he feels the need to catch them. The chase lasts for an indeterminable amount of time with neither gaining or losing the other. In the end one of the kids realized that she had never felt that amount/degree of happiness until that moment. She wondered how the man could go on with his rant and lecturing if he was experiencing the same immense happiness. The Chase shows the likeness between kids and their adult counterparts through analyzing the differing reactions to exact situations. The happiness seems to be the main focus, yet the sadness that is uncovered through the inevitable down-hill slide of the emotions that the child experienced as she realized that the sadness and come-back-to-earth feelings were inevitable and there was no way to make the feeling last forever. She fell out of her own world abruptly and the man showed them that now everyone cherishes their inner child and the burden of adult responsibility that squashes or suppresses the subconscious child. The children do their duty and listen to the man and know that this is how it is “supposed” to be and any other reaction would be “wrong” in the sense that there is a stencil for every situation to fall in to and the excess was unacceptable. The child realizes that this is inevitable, there is no way she can avoid it and wishes to cherish what she has access to now before she loses all connection to that part of herself. This is not encouraging children to find or go looking for trouble, but to cherish the moments they have and live life to the fullest while abiding by their