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Oh The Places You Ll Go Analysis

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Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss is widely known for his talent in writing children's books and poems. As a child I always loved his work, I would soak up every detail of what I was reading! Now that I am older, I can connect to Dr. Seuss’s work on a different level. After listening and reading to “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” by Dr. Seuss, I realized that this “children's” book describes my journey through senior year almost impeccably. The poem mentions how you will have good times and bad times, ups and downs, bumps in the road, and many challenges that will seem impossible. This describes my senior year because I’ve had trials and tribulations, memories I will never forget, challenges I thought I would never surpass, and fits of laughter that have left me in tears. To describe my senior year better, I must follow Dr. Seuss’s poem and reflect on where I’ve been, what this year has meant to me, and where I plan to go. Looking back on my year, I have been many places. Yes, I have been to …show more content…

The reason my senior year means so much to me is because throughout my journey I experienced so many things that slowly shaped me as not only a student but as a person. “With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, You’re too smart to go down any not so good street.” Dr. Seuss. With my head full and my feet snugly fit into some beat up Converse, I walked myself into the wrong crowd and some crappy situations. After the cloud of adrenaline drifted out of my sights I realized that I was too smart to be in the situation I put myself in. “Whether you like it or not, alone will be something you’ll be quite a lot.” Dr. Seuss After leaving my friends behind I found myself feeling alone quite often. Nonetheless, a learning situation did peak from this loneliness. I learned that sometimes you need to be alone, because that’s when you figure out who you are and how to love

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