Adversity: Real-Life Story Of Authors Joey Franklin And Tanner Barrett

Kaden Kroslak

Professor Stumpf

English Composition II

2 February 2023

Introduction Essay 1 First Draft Authors Joey Franklin and Tanner Barrett are two writers who have written great stories on battling adversity. Not much is known about either author, but much can be seen about who they are through their writing. Today, Joey Franklin continues in his prosperous career of writing and English based subjects as he is an associate professor of English at Brigham Young University. “His essays and articles have appeared in Poets and Writers, Gettysburg Review, The Norton Reader, and elsewhere” (Franklin Joey; goodreads). Joey Franklin’s story in his time working at Wendy’s is an enjoyable, real-life story based on his experiences in a new temporary

Joey ends up getting the job as they hire basically anyone who can write their own name down. The diversity of his coworkers is what gives the story a taste of what it would be like in the real world working at a fast-food chain. As the story progresses there are times when it is hard for him to want to keep going in this job because there are several reasons to quit. A prime example of this involves him calling his father on the phone one night, only to hear the disappointment in his father’s voice. Joey Franklin’s pay is not great, and he has a hard time working with several coworkers. Towards the end of the story, Joey gives a great ending to the story by continuing to show his optimism in the decision to work for his family’s benefit. The entire last paragraph shows his gratitude to the positives still happening because of his short-term job. Joey shows his positive attitude when he says, “It is winter, but the house is warm. My

This story takes a different perspective, while using the same themes presented in Franklin’s story. Barrett’s story elaborates on the early high school life of Carrie Reeves, and her struggles with anorexia disorder. Carrie Reeves was a phenomenal runner who was tracking down record times during her running career from freshman to junior year. The story begins with a hard hit as Carrie Reeves is awoken in the middle of the night by two strangers at the foot of her bed. Carrie is transported to an airport that had a flight waiting to fly to Denver. At first, she knew not why this was happening, but as she landed, she saw herself being checked into the Eating Recovery Center. Reeves knew of her issue of being under-weight but running was more important to her than anything. As she was there over the course of fifteen weeks, she gained about 30 pounds after eating a large surplus of calories. Her mother gives insight as to why she sent her daughter off and how it would impact their relationship. Carrie’s mother knew that no matter what, her daughter’s health was more important than their relationship. After Carrie Reeves returned, she created a social media post to her 400 or so followers, explaining why she had been gone for so long and how she was doing. There was great positivity, and this allowed for her to feel the pressure fall off her shoulders. She