The story My Turnaround by Jelani Lynch implies that you are more than the conditions you grow up in. The Broader point of Jelani’s story is that we make our own choices and walk our own paths in life regardless of what are presented with. That even if we start to stray from the right path, with enough determination and sometimes help from others, we can straighten ourselves back out. All of us can walk the oath to a better and more successful life.