Deep Water Responce Essay

About 7000 people in the U.S. die each year from drowning. The writer in "Deep Water", William Douglas, could have been one of those unfortunate people. He was thrown into a pool without warning by an 18 year old person into the deep end. If it was me I would be swimming up to the top but William had no idea how to swim. When I first read this story I was thinking of a encounter with me drowning also.

I was really young and my family and I were at a hotel. Once we got there my sisters wanted to go to the pool. So we did and I was going to swimming lessons so my family didn't pay attention to me. I looked around and we were the only ones there. Mom and Mandy were talking near the rim of the pool, Brittney and Court are doing tricks in the water, and Dad was on the phone talking to his buddy from work. I remembered I brought floaties incase I was getting tired of swimming and just wanted to float.  They were on the blue rim of the pool and then I had an idiotic idea. Jumping on the edge of the pool I slip the Freddie the Fish floaties on my ankles and leaped into the water standing, thinking I was so smart.

"Mom, look!" I yelled, but she didn't hear me. So I tried walking over there. With my first step I tried to keep my balance, but tipped over face first! You would think that I would just twist my body and get up but the floaties made me like a weeble toy, it stayed one way and that was face down feet up. I was at the deep end so can't walk with my arms to the shallow end. My mom was in the pool and I could see her waist down. Water was pushing against my mouth like people trying to ram doors down. It took over two or three minutes  . I reached my mom and banged on her leg like me playing a gong. She lift me up and I was gasping for air, cleaning the chlorine out of my eyes. Mandy was calling me a loser. I couldn't disagree.

Although "Deep Water" is how a man conquers his fear unlike me who will not try that ever again. Also he took swimming lessons and I don't remember hearing that there is a top notch walking on water with floaties program going on any time soon. Even though I didn't conquer my fear of standing on water we have drowning experiences.

Pearl Responce Essay

        Kino skillfully jabbed the oyster in the crack of its mouth and knew with the blade of his knife the oysters muscle hardened. Once Kino forced the shell to fall apart he dug through the oyster's flesh and there laid the pearl of the world. Although it seemed like the best day ever, things kept getting worse as the days passed. This story is The Pearl, is written by John Steinbeck who is a creative author. Steinbeck envisioned the characters of Kino and Juana who have both similarities and differences throughout the book.

        An obvious similarity is that they both have a love for each other. If Kino didn't love Juana then he wouldn't suggest using the pearl to get married in a church and if Juana didn't love Kino then she would've left him when he hurt her. Another similarity is that they both thought that the Doctor had a nasty heart when he didn't treat Coyotito for the scorpion bite. They also would do anything for their son Coyotito. Coyotito seemed like their world.

        Even though Coyotito was Kino's world, the pearl was his soul. That is one difference between Juana and Kino; Juana didn't lose her sanity for the safety of the pearl. Actually Juana wanted to throw the vile pearl back in the sea, which is another distinctness between the both of them. Kino wanted to keep the pearl to be rich and to be a man. Also Juana had no say in what they should do with the pearl; Kino was calling all the shots.

        That's how I feel sometimes when I want to go somewhere to eat. My sisters usually shut my ideas down. That's one similarity between me and Juana. A similarity between ma and Kino is he wants a rifle and I want a Nerf gun. I would just hide where my family won't see me and pop out of nowhere, but that's also a difference between us. Kino would use his rifle for protection and I'll use it to show my families and friends terror.

        Terror is what Kino and Juana had throughout the time they kept the pearl. They worried about what their future is going to be without it and it changed their lives forever. This book was full of likeness and unlikeness between the main characters and seemed like they got more different as the book went on.

Reflection on The Pearl

Now after chapter 4 it seems that being wealthy is not the only reason why Kino is obsessed with the pearl. Kino is sick and tired of the way people treat his race. To him pearl symbolizes the hope to make his culture be back on top. Although Kino's already a full grown man he wants to be the greatest man he can possibly be. He thinks the pearl is making him a man, but it's just destroying them. Kino killed a man, making his brother a criminal by helping, and hurt Juana. No one would think that is a real man.

Will the pearl destroy Juana and Kino?

              The pearl  might and might not destroy Juana and Kino depending on what they will do with it. They could be hated by their community or become crazy with the money. Although they might be the richest people in the town some rich people become more hungry because of what they have.  If they have found the pearl they should be thankful and know what's right and not waste it for random things.

   

              One thing that Kino shouldn't buy is the rifle because there wouldn't be a tremendous need for it. I can understand why they want to get married in a church, get new clothes, and give Coyotito an education, but there is no purpose for the rifle and the harpoon. It's like rich people buying an airplane, they will not use it all the time and what would Kino do with the rifle and the harpoon? If he goes hunting it will be probably only twice a year and then Juana will be mad.

Reflection

            When I read the first three chapters I felt like John Stienbeck gave a lot of detail to give the story a little wider picture. He wouldn't just write" There was a pearl in the oyster's mouth. " He wanted to emphasize what the pearl was like with the senses. He explained that Kino dug in the oyster muscle and described what it felt like. There is one problem I have with his writing, he mostly writes about the sight and feel of the object and not enough taste, hear, smell.  

Will the pearl destroy Juana and Kino?

                The pearl  might and might not destroy Juana and Kino depending on what they will do with it. They could be hated by their community or become crazy with the money. Although they might be the richest people in the town some rich people become more hungry because of what they have.  If they have found the pearl they should be thankful and know what's right and not waste it for random things.

     

                 One thing that Kino shouldn't buy is the rifle because there wouldn't be a tremendous need for it. I can understand why they want to get married in a church, get new clothes, and give Coyotito an education, but there is no purpose for the rifle and the harpoon. It's like rich people buying an airplane, they will not use it all the time and what would Kino do with the rifle and the harpoon? If he goes hunting it will be probably only twice a year. Juana might be mad and not love Kino anymore and it will destroy there lives.