The Death Of Tommy Grimes
The death of Tommy Grimes- Tragtindledning
We have all experienced it. We have all learnt from it, for good or for worse. Growing up. The life stage where you transfer from child to adulthood. While in that process, having one person to look up too. One person you strife to make proud. Cost what it takes. Nevertheless, as Anne Frank said “Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.” It is up to yourself in the end of what you become.
The short story “The death of Tommy Grimes, written by R. J Meaddough in 1962 is about the main character Tommy Grimes, who lives with his father, becoming a man. The story starts with Tommy Grimes laying on the ground, thinking back to, when he finally became a man, about a year ago. When he finally shoots his first target. Living alone with his Pa, Tommy is encouraged to learn how to hunt. To kill. He later succeeds in this task and gets the acceptance of his father, he always have wanted. However, was it the right thing to do? Reflecting to what he once was thought by his Pa.
“For every time you kill, you die a little inside”.
The happiest day of your life- Tragtindledning
How is it to have decisions taken for you? To have your parents make your choices for you, because that, probably might be the best for you. To want to have an opinion, but have the fear neglect. All because of status, reputation and image. It could be because you are shy or because you just do not have the guts to speak out your feelings. It simply could just be because of pure shyness. These problems are described in the short story, “The happiest day of your life” written by Penelope Lively in the year 1978.
The story is about a young boy called Charles, who is with is parents looking for a well-reputed preparatory school. Charles does not speak much and is a very shy boy, he also does not seem to care so much for the school, but that is unknown by his ignorant
We have all experienced it. We have all learnt from it, for good or for worse. Growing up. The life stage where you transfer from child to adulthood. While in that process, having one person to look up too. One person you strife to make proud. Cost what it takes. Nevertheless, as Anne Frank said “Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.” It is up to yourself in the end of what you become.
The short story “The death of Tommy Grimes, written by R. J Meaddough in 1962 is about the main character Tommy Grimes, who lives with his father, becoming a man. The story starts with Tommy Grimes laying on the ground, thinking back to, when he finally became a man, about a year ago. When he finally shoots his first target. Living alone with his Pa, Tommy is encouraged to learn how to hunt. To kill. He later succeeds in this task and gets the acceptance of his father, he always have wanted. However, was it the right thing to do? Reflecting to what he once was thought by his Pa.
“For every time you kill, you die a little inside”.
The happiest day of your life- Tragtindledning
How is it to have decisions taken for you? To have your parents make your choices for you, because that, probably might be the best for you. To want to have an opinion, but have the fear neglect. All because of status, reputation and image. It could be because you are shy or because you just do not have the guts to speak out your feelings. It simply could just be because of pure shyness. These problems are described in the short story, “The happiest day of your life” written by Penelope Lively in the year 1978.
The story is about a young boy called Charles, who is with is parents looking for a well-reputed preparatory school. Charles does not speak much and is a very shy boy, he also does not seem to care so much for the school, but that is unknown by his ignorant