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Overcoming Adversity In Tyler's The Joy Luck Club

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The best way to deal adversity is to move forward from it and don’t look back at.

Some would love to forget about their past but eventually it catches up. Like a famous actor, producer, director, screenwriter, playwright, author, and songwriter. Tyler perry, dealt with abuse both physically and sexually, but learned how to overcome it. He believed that “Writing it out” helped him cope with his adversity. Tyler had many obstacles throughout his life before coming to be a success. Tyler is who is he today because of what he had been through. Sometimes many realize what’s happening to them but eventually blinding the past and facts folding it away. Mary from Ashes to Ashes wanted to be loved by her parents,people and a boy that never recognized …show more content…

That’s what mary is doing, trying to get even with Reeve. “I never wanted to leave jar island, and now in death I can’t…...For some terrible reason I’m trapped here. I’ve been trapped here, maybe since the day I killed myself.” (Page 27 and 28)Mary believes that if she didn’t kill herself in Jar island she wouldn’t be trapped here. Not only that mary believes the bonds she made with her friends that are girls are keeping her here, so mary would have to cut off their bonds. “My friendship with …..that was real, in their eyes I was alive.It was the only time I felt part of something.They made me real, for a little while only. If I let them go, maybe then finally I can go.” (Page 28). Mary didn’t know what it like to have friends since she always felt neglected by Reeve, mary isolated herself from the world when she Reeve didn’t accept her other than “Fattie” Similar to Mary, Tyler felt neglected and unloved by his father and his mother at times but tyler wasn’t willing to hurt anyone like mary is trying hurt Reeve. Tyler decided to take the high road,pray and write out his thoughts or feelings. “You can’t build your life around hurts from your past” Tyler perry said.Tyler is trying to let the past go. Nothing you can do today to affect what occurred yesterday. Instead your actions determine your tomorrow. If you keep thinking about the past, chances are your future will resemble your past as well.Therefore you would have to make an effort to change your mindset, which will shape you into your

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