Hope Floats, Blessed Be The Tie That Binds Us, And Our Town

Life, the longest trial of mortality any human will experience. Many people spend their entire lives trying to differentiate themselves. Most people do not understand the following: love, life, and death. Whether we are trying to cure a disease or break a world record, we will find a way. However, I would like to pose a question. Are our lives really that different from the rest of the population? Works of literature that have been used in this essay to reference life are as follows: Boyhood, Hope Floats, “Blessed Be The Tie That Binds Us”, and Our Town.
Movies are often used to play with the emotions of the masses. This is especially evident in the movie Boyhood. This movie follows the character through their lives and tries excessively hard to be as close to real human life as it can. In the movie,

A very relatable quote from this piece is “I always thought I would be special but I’m not.” (Whitaker, Hope Floats). The quote implies that even if we want to be a popstar or to be a star athlete, it doesn’t always work out. Everyone has the potential to do great things, however, some may do more than others. In Our Town Emily, adventurous and curious, wants to leave and see the stars as an astronaut. However, things don’t always go as planned as she becomes a farm mom and dies young. My final quote comes from the poem Lucinda Matlock by Edgar Lee Masters. It says, “At ninety-six I had had enough.” (Matlock, line 16).The verse shows that she had lived the life she was ready to depart on her next adventure. She knew that her time was up in the world. The lady accepted death with open arms. I relate this to the Simon Stimson, the church pianist, in the play. Realizing he wanted nothing more to do with life, he hung himself from the the rafters. Even in death, he talked about how life was silly, and how fickle the living were compared to those whom had left the mortal