To finish college, to learn to ride a bike, to raise a family, to finish a book...these all require one common attribute to complete. That attribute is perseverance. Perseverance is a word used to generalize the act of finishing a challenging goal, even when the circumstances are less than desirable. Great successors require perseverance every day, and it is a vital characteristic to accomplish any sort of standard. Throughout Call of The Wild and --------------------, we see many examples of the main characters perseverance, and both stories teach the reader what it means to achieve a goal. In Call of The Wild, Buck, the main character, is forced to push through treacherous conditions and dangerous situations to achieve his goals, showing his undying perseverance. Buck is able to persevere through everything due to his extreme want to be great at everything he does, no matter the activity. He never gives up, even through tough circumstances, and this results in his pulling a ton with his own strength, and leading his team through the perilous slopes of the Yukon. “He was beaten (he knew that); but he was not broken,” (Chapter 1, Paragraph 40). This quote gives one of the many examples where Buck, instead of feeling defeated due to his challenging conflicts, uses them to motivate …show more content…
Suess perseveres through the painful criticism he receives by standing by his original goal: to make children happy through the power of literature. His perseverance resulted in his immense fame and remarkable story. “Geisel’s first book, And To Think I Saw It On Mullberry Street, was rejected 27 times before finally being published in 1937.” This quote gives a great example of his unceasing effort, and how it eventually landed him in an enormous amount of fame and
Seuss Brightening the World one Book at a Time Dr. Seuss, whose real name is Theodore Geisel, is the most well known children’s author of all time. Decades after his first book, And to Think I saw it on Mulberry Street, Seuss’s stories are still delighting both young and old with his wit and imagination. Seuss’s stories range from petting zoos to Christmas traditions but all stories relate to a major theme for both young and old readers. Dr. Seuss uses his different stories to teach childhood lessons and promote morality.
Perseverance is “persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success” (https://languages.oup.com). In the book, Chines Cinderella by Adiline Yen Mah perseverance is a key theme. Chines Cinderella is a memoir that follows Adeline's rough childhood, throughout the book, Adeline faces numerous challenges and obstacles, but she never gives up. Instead, she perseveres, using her determination and resilience to overcome the difficulties she faces.
In many instances such as this one, perseverance and drive are allies against the ugly. According to the article Abraham Lincoln: A Remarkable Story of Perseverance, "In business, Lincoln failed twice, as a politician he lost eight elections and he suffered a nervous breakdown, bedridden for six months, as fears, doubts and uncertainties lived within his soul." This example from Lincoln's life clearly displays perseverance because it shows him failing, yet not giving up. Everyone knows Lincoln's success story, becoming the 16th President of the United States, but few know how difficult his journey to success was. If he had given up his political career
Buck has learned many crucial things since arriving in the Yukon. One of the most important lessons buck has learned is the law of club and fang. This was an important lesson because it helped him learn his place in the pack. The other crucial lessons Buck has learned are how to stay warm,the importance of a good meal, and to obey. Theses are crucial lessons because they helped him survive.
Adversity occurs in everyone’s life. The book, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho that transpires before technology, about a shepherd named Santiago, who has a dream about a treasure in Egypt. The movie, Good Will Hunting transpires in 1997, about a man named Will who had a horrible childhood but would read to escape the problems of his childhood. As he grew older he turned out a genius but did not want the knowledge he had. When personal legends and goals come into question, adversity will always come right around the corner.
Everyone knows the name Dr. Seuss many consider him as their childhood. He’s written so many memorable books that are still famous today. Dr. Seuss made his stories come to life to many children. Seuss had an ability of silliness and writing which lead him to numerous daily paper advertising contest. His mom constantly supported his works and dependably instructed him to never take no as an answer.
“I meant what I said and I said what I meant.. An elephant’s faithful one hundred percent!” (Seuss) Many children today have listened to or read Dr. Seuss’ poems and books. Yet how many people actually know about the child poet sensation? Did anyone know his real name was not Dr. Seuss?
The determination to live comes from human nature. But the urge of giving up when we come across a difficult problem is also a part of human nature. There a few people in this world that have the characteristics of resilience. As author Kendra Cherry describes them, "People that are able to keep their cool have what psychologists call resilience, or an ability to cope with problems and setbacks" (Source A; Cherry, 1). An example of someone who has the characteristics of resilience is a bombardier name Louis (Louie) Zamperini.
A major theme in the true story, A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park is perseverance. Perseverance is to stay steady in what you are doing or in a purpose, especially when you are faced with difficulties. This is a perfect theme for A Long Walk to Water because the main character, Salva Dut, an 11 year old Sudanese boy, faced many difficulties and kept going. He took things ‘bit by bit, one step at a time’, a lesson he learned from his uncle that helped him get through the desert, and he applied it to his life and kept going and believing his family was alive. Even though he almost died many times, he did not give up, and he went back to his home country and helped many people have better lives by building wells and giving them clean drinking water.
Perseverance is used in everyday life by not letting people tell you what you can or can’t do and by working hard to do what other people can’t do. My definition for perseverance would be someone who would give their tears and blood for their dreams and not letting other people tell them that they can’t do it. As some people might find that perseverance
“And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed!” (Dr.Seuss). The success of one of the most famous children’s book authors stems from quotes like these found in his books.
“To persevere, I think, is important for everybody. Don’t give up, don’t give in. There’s always an answer to everything”-Louie Zamperini. This man, Louie Zamperini was a bombardier for the US in World War II. He and his crew were shot down and forced to survive at sea for forty six days.
In “The Warrior’s Heart” by Eric Greitens the reader is shown many examples of perseverance and courage. Some examples are the final kung fu test, boxing, drown proofing, and hell week. For example in the final kung fu test the shifu was placing a sword to the throats of the students. Eric did not want to do this because he was afraid he would fail and the sword would wound him. However Eric conquered the fear and passed the test, this shows courage because most people would back out but Eric did not.
In order to survive in this world, people sometimes go to great lengths. Everyone, no matter what, have survival instincts that push them to overcome the obstacles they confront. In the magazine article, “ The Lost Boys,” three young African refugees survived predators, starvation and dehydration. Now they are hoping to start a new, better life in America.
The will to survive in an extreme environment motivates individuals to endeavor and carry on, regardless of the deprivation and hindrance they face. The novels Life of Pi by Yann Martel and Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand convey this very same notion, as both individuals, Pi and Louie Zamperini possessed the will to endure through their drastic conditions. Between both these texts, there are a multitude of resemblances and distinctions that reflect both the extreme environment and mental challenges they survived through in their will to survive. For one, both characters, Pi and Louie have physical states that mirror.