Randy Pausch Character Analysis

Everyone has creeds, whether it's’ a belief you have, political view, or things/values that are important to you. For Randy Pausch, it was crucial for him to know what his creeds were, for he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and only had a few months of good health left. Throughout the book that he published, he talks about how him and the people around him are facing the devastating news. Randy reacted differently than most who receive news of having cancer, he took a scientific approach to try and figure out every way possible to cure himself. You quickly learn there seems to be three very important things in his life; his parents, the family he created, and his job. All these reasons make it easier for Randy to handle the hardships in his life throughout the book. My three creeds would have to be organizations, my father, and my relationship. It’s been said that children tend to favor one parent over the other; this was the case for Randy, but certainly not for me. Although his parents were strict, Pausch says “ I won the parent lottery.”(pg.21) Throughout chapter four, he talks about how his parents raised him and how he grew up. His parents were strict because they didn’t want their children to frequently take things for granted in life and to always remember there are going to be people who have it worse than you. One

Although I haven’t been diagnosed officially by a doctor, I’m fairly certain that I have a slight case of OCD. This is why many things in my life have to be organized, such as my surroundings, plans, and my clothing choices. I like to have a set plan for things as well as organizing all my clothes according to size, type, and color. I feel it is good to have control over some things in your life because there are always many potential unexpected events that may happen, so it’s good to know some things in your life are nice and