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Thomas Chang The Playground Summary

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In Thomas Chang’s essay, “The Playground,” he is definitely not just telling a story about a summer job. In reality, Chang tells the audience about his journey of discovering what he truly enjoys doing. One can infer from the way he writes and describes his summer working with the children that Chang enjoys being able to help others learn and grow as people, just as he did himself. Although Chang enjoys teaching these young people, he also admits that they did most of the teaching during that summer. In his final statement, Chang actually says, “I was hoping to open a doorway to the future for them, but I’m really the one who found my way” (2014, p. 2). Before being a recreation counselor, Chang discloses that he was immature, timid, and unconfident
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