Conservative political and cultural commentator writer for The New York Times, David Brooks, in his “Tales of the Super Survivors” article, argues that people are able to endure traumatic events, and are able to become stronger after these tragedies if they accept their realities and continues to have faith in themselves and the future. He supports his argument by first using allusions to the 9/11 attacks in the United States show how most people did not develop stress disorders and still have joy and love in their lives. Then by using metaphors that compares life to a series of stories, he explains that people who decide to write new stories for themselves can move forward and not be haunted by the past. Finally by employing the use of a