The Giving Tree
In the The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, the book portrays a greedy boy and an unconditional loving tree.In the book the boy kept asking the tree for things to help him in life and the tree always had something for him. The tree had unconditional love for the boy throughout his life. The boy kept going to the tree throughout his lifetime. In The Giving Tree the theme states that the tree acts as mother figure for the boy and gave him what he wanted.
The boy was greedy and the tree would give him what he wanted even when she had nothing left. She was like his mother figure his whole life. As a child the boy would go to the tree and play on her branches and climb up her trunk and he would go everyday. He would take the leaves off the branches …show more content…
The tree asks him to play on her branches and climb her trunk when he returned. He said "I'm to busy to climb trees... I want a house to keep me warm... I want a wife, and I want children, so I need a house. Can you give me a house?" And the tree gave him supplies for a house because she loved the boy. Then he needed a house and went back to the tree to ask if she could help him with that. She did what she always would and helped him with his house. He took her branches and later on he took her tree limb to build a boat and she got sad. She was sad because the boy rarely visited her and kept taking her things from her. She became a stump because she didn’t have anything else to give but she didn’t mind. She was happy to give the boy what he wanted like a mother would.
In the book The Giving Tree the boy is selfish and the tree is selfless and has unconditional love for him. The tree was so kind to the boy and would give him help and guidance. Unlike the tree the boy was greedy and very selfish. The tree wanted him to play on her branches like he did when he was younger but he didn’t want to. All he wanted from her was money, a house and a boat. This book teaches a good lesson. The book was published in 1964 and is a recommended children's book. If your child hasn’t read the book I would recommend the book
The boy was greedy and the tree would give him what he wanted even when she had nothing left. She was like his mother figure his whole life. As a child the boy would go to the tree and play on her branches and climb up her trunk and he would go everyday. He would take the leaves off the branches …show more content…
The tree asks him to play on her branches and climb her trunk when he returned. He said "I'm to busy to climb trees... I want a house to keep me warm... I want a wife, and I want children, so I need a house. Can you give me a house?" And the tree gave him supplies for a house because she loved the boy. Then he needed a house and went back to the tree to ask if she could help him with that. She did what she always would and helped him with his house. He took her branches and later on he took her tree limb to build a boat and she got sad. She was sad because the boy rarely visited her and kept taking her things from her. She became a stump because she didn’t have anything else to give but she didn’t mind. She was happy to give the boy what he wanted like a mother would.
In the book The Giving Tree the boy is selfish and the tree is selfless and has unconditional love for him. The tree was so kind to the boy and would give him help and guidance. Unlike the tree the boy was greedy and very selfish. The tree wanted him to play on her branches like he did when he was younger but he didn’t want to. All he wanted from her was money, a house and a boat. This book teaches a good lesson. The book was published in 1964 and is a recommended children's book. If your child hasn’t read the book I would recommend the book