What does Walking on Water suggest about the interplay between fear and foresight when individuals make life altering decisions? Fear and foresight are both thoughts that can be detrimental to an individual if balance is not achieved; living too much in fear causes doubt, causes anxiety and can overwhelm individuals. Looking into foresight to often can also be detrimental, if you are always dreaming, planning about the future, how are you going to get anything done? Stuck too far ahead without challenging the things that need to be done now can leave individuals severely underprepared when facing challenges or decisions. In the short story “Walking on Water” by Janette Turner Hospital the author explores the problems that arise when an imbalance is created; through James, the author allows an insight for how one may achieve this balance and how it can affect your life. It is necessary for individuals to find a balance between their fear and their foresight in order to live a life where they are satisfied with their choices.
Initially, James has a successful, confident, life. He has a solid family at home and lives a relatively normal life. We can tell that James must have a solid family because even between moving countries because his dad is in the military he is still playing on the school basketball team and seems to fit right in. We can tell he is a valued member on the team when he considers “pulling team players rank” to get Stuart in, This demonstrates that he is a
James is worried for Isaccs safety if he had left him home, however he knows if he had left Issac home alone he knows something worse would have happened than bringing
Since the dawn of humanity, people have acted with various intentions and various degrees of judgement. For centuries, people have considered the necessity of considering the outcomes before action. In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, Samuel Taylor Coleridge argues that one should avoid impulsive action. Similarly, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley concerns the importance of contemplating the outcomes before action. One should never act without consideration, instead avoiding impulsive behavior.
Perseverance is an important theme in A Long Walk To Water. The first example of Perseverance is when Salva listens to what his uncle says. His uncle uses his full name, and Salva thinks of his family. Uncle tells him to only walk as far as that bush, or clump of rocks. Salva perseveres by thinking of his family.
He pointed out Mr. Cathey consistent bombardments of challenges and how he handle each situation. Every good point in his life such as becoming a father was met with a bad point in which he couldn’t go to school because he became a father. The author allowed us to feel happy for the situations that seemed any reasonable person would feel good about and upset about the unforeseen variables that tend to find Mr. Cathey. The author makes sure you feel the joy and pain of a young man who could have made it to a higher level but came up short because of his bad decision
In the midst of all of this he finds a balance by focusing on what really matters. At the same time this keeps him focused on his main goal which is education. Education will be his family's way out of poverty. Through seeing his younger brother that is unemployed and will be having a child soon he looks beyond this and is genuinely proud of where he comes from. He realizes how strong his family is when he seems them fighting through poverty and making things.
There are many challenges and obstacles that we face, both mentally and physically in life. After reading, “Into Thin Air,” written by Jon Krakauer, he shares his, along with others experiences of climbing Mount Everest. During this journey, climbers had to mentally and physically prepare themselves for any obstacles that headed their way. Krakauer, in particular, had prior climbing experience, but wasn’t as experience in higher altitudes such as Everest. Unfortunately, some climbers didn’t make it out alive.
Faced with many obstacles from poverty to racial stereotypes, Junior must override them if he is to make his life better than that of fellow Indians. Interestingly, rather than letting the obstacles hold him back Junior understands that his destiny is in his own hands and he must celebrate who he is even if it means fighting. In the end, we see a boy who have managed to overcome all hardships to get to the top, even if it means making tough choices such as changing schools, therefore is could be seen that race and stereotypes only made Junior
Not being able to know one’s identity during adolescence can lead to do drugs, commit theft, fail school, and be blind on what to do with their life. This is what James McBride had to go through during his adolescence. Growing up in a black community with a white mother can be very confusing and stressful. He employs rhetorical devices throughout his text in order to develop his epiphany regarding his mother’s life and by, extension, his own. Through the use of appeals and tone James McBride reveals the importance of education and religion, but above all else McBride mostly focuses on finding his identity, trying to understand race as he was growing up, and shows how his mother played an important role in his life
The movie shows that this fear can lead to a dangerous outcome if not handled
He climbed to the top of the 50 foot ledge, even though he was afraid of heights. Even though he didn’t jump, he still faced his fears. His dad told him,”If you fall off of the horse, get back on it.” meaning you have to face your fears. I also think there are more reasons for him making the best decision, including being trustworthy.
When I first started the interview, my question was from the trust v. mistrust category. I asked: In the hardest times of your life, what inspires you to keep going and gives you hope? James reply was, “I like to keep trying, I don’t like to get beaten down on anything. I just keep going trying it out.”.
His constant attempt to find fulfillment through others reveals a bitter truth about him: he will never be fulfilled. Due to his indecisiveness, Nick’s life is constantly at an impasse. Originally from a “well-to-do” (6) family, his life would have been comfortable, a clear path set before
James appeared to need coaching at work. He gives the impression to be uninterested and unengaged. Managers had been over heard discussing his lack of organization and discipline at work. James was a very productive and effective employee under a different manger so he could be receptive to coaching. It is very important that the right coaching style be chosen for James.
Do you believe that fear could hunt you or someone else? In the book Salt to the Sea, I believe fear has hunted multiple characters. Alfred Frick is scared of the responsibility of helping and fighting in WWII. Florian Beck is also being hunted by fear because he is constantly scared that Koch will find and catch him. Another character is Emilia Stożek, and she was scared when she became Latvian.
Jimmy’s upbringing is always pessimistic, he is always trying to please his parents as best he could, but his best is not good