In my personal essay I acknowledged the theme of sound heart, deformed conscience. Huck goes through this when he knows he should be turning Jim in because it’s the law, but he doesn’t because he wants to help Jim. I had my conscience telling me one thing and my heart and head telling me another, when I explored my situation. My Sound Heart One night about a month or so ago, I was at a friends house. There were a few of us over, just chilling. We had a few drinks, which made the night a little better. We were all just sitting around, doing nothing really. We were all to out of it. By this time it was around 10:30pm or so. Then my problem arose.. I had drove myself over, which meant I had to drive home. I had driven a little buzzed but never drunk, before this night. We decided to watch a movie, with some popcorn and water, to sober up. We are almost done with the movie and I check the time. I had to be home by 12:30 and it was 12:15. I thought I was okay to drive, so I got up and put my shoes on and grabbed my keys. My friends and boyfriend kept asking me, “Lauren are you sure you’re good to drive?” “Yes.” I said. So I got …show more content…
That little voice was telling me to not do it, but my head and the fact of getting home on time took over. I have not done this since, and will never again. It was scary driving and almost falling asleep because your head can’t take the drinks. The drinks you shouldn’t of had if you were going to be driving. I always knew I shouldn’t be driving under the influence but at that moment everything I knew that was right was pushed aside because it didn’t fit the situation. This showed me that even if the right thing doesn’t seem like the right or best decision at the time because you have to get home on time, or you have no other choice, the right thing is always best. I now listen to that little voice deep down, known as your conscience, telling me what I should