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Roger Ebert The Essential Man Rhetorical Analysis Essay

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Most people say life is extremely valuable and every day is a gift. Personally, I did not believe life was very valuable until I was medicated. With my mental illnesses every day of my life is a struggle, and I have to take medications to have normal brain functions like most people. Before I started taking Zoloft I thought it would be a magic pill that would immediately cure me and make me happy. The first few weeks I honestly thought I was dying, but I believed my doctors when they said the benefits would outweigh the side effects. After years of struggling with depression and anxiety I started believing I was functioning like a real human should.
In Roger Ebert: The Essential Man by Chris Jones, Ebert is essentially on his deathbed during the documentary on his life but the audience is never shown Ebert giving up on life. Rather than continue trying to prolong his life with dangerous surgeries, Ebert decided to spend his last remaining days on Earth with his loved ones. If I had been in Ebert’s position, my life …show more content…

I do not believe my life is well lived yet. I am appreciative for the years I have spent alive and am glad to have found appreciation. Hamlet contemplated suicide during the play because he did not know if his life was worth living. In my younger years dealing with depression I did contemplate suicide because I never knew if life would be worth living, but I am thankful to not have gone through my intentions.
The value of life changes over the years as some mature and deal with mental issues. Like Hamlet I did not know if life had been worth living. Chris Jone’s article on Roger Ebert inspired me to look at the brighter side of life and appreciate what I had been given. Roger Ebert did not give up on life after being diagnosed with cancer, Ebert decided to finish his last days with the ones he loved rather than go through more dangerous

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