To Live By Yu Hua Analysis

One must eat bitter in order to taste sweet. This is something that many people of Chinese ancestry believe in. This is pretty much saying in order to appreciate the good things in life you have to suffer some bad things. In my class Global Connections I read the book “To Live” By Yu Hua. In this book there is many parts where they are eating bitter. In the beginning the main character and his family are rich, they have a lot of money and don’t have to worry about food. Eventually he gambles everything they own away. Now that they have nothing they live out in the country in a little tiny house, where they have to work hard every day. They are always wondering if they are going to have enough food. One specific example of bitterness is when
Even in one day there is some sort of bitterness that slithers into you like a snake. I would have to say one of the bitterest things that has happened to me was when my grandma passed away back in 2013. That year was one of the worst years of my life, I was miserable for a very long time. I would cry almost every night before bed, I would not be able to sleep very well, and I would be just so depressed. Even to this day I still am sad but I have also learned to accept it. I learned to appreciate the time I have with my family because you never know when the last time you’re going to be able to see them. Another thing that had also happened that year was the person I thought was my best friend, just stopped talking to me out of know where. This has taught me to know who my real friends are and that no matter what you always have yourself.

Now that you kind of understand what bitterness is, I’m sure you are able to come up with a few things that have been bitter to you. If I didn’t have all of this bitterness in my life I would never have learned to appreciate everything I have and not take things for granted. No matter what I go through, all I know is the sweet things are worth the pain and the bitterness that comes to you