Journal Entry I

In this entry i'll look into a poem, book, or play that I have read and enjoyed and one that I disliked. I'l begin with the one that I disliked. During the fall semester of 2015 I came across a play titled "The Importance of Being Earnest." I didn't enjoy this play due to the fact that it was hard for me to follow. In this play, there is an imaginary character that is created by a woman in the play. When we learn that Earnest is a made up a person, it kind of threw the whole play in a loop and made it confusing as to what I had just read. It really didn't affect me in any certain way as I was indifferent on the play.

Now for the book that I enjoyed. In high school I was told to select a book for a class assignment and to read that book in its entirety, then complete an essay on said book. For my passion in baseball, a book was recommended to me by my teacher. That book was titled "For One More Day" written by Mitch Albom. I enjoyed this book for multiple reasons, one reason being the references to baseball, another reason because it taught me to appreciate time, and appreciate the moments with my family more that what I was. In the book, the boy, Charles Benetto, blows off his mother multiple times. Well, the day comes where his mother passes away. Charles is then faced with his own death, and while he's reminiscing on his life, this takes him back to when he was a kid. Where he sees just how much he missed because he went his own way. The moral of the story is that in the end Charles would've given anything in the world For One More Day with his mother. It taught me to cherish the little moments in life, because you never know when it will end.