Reflection A Worn Path

  The story A Worn Path is a very motivating story. She goes through a lot of obstacles, but still does not give up.  She is a old woman named Phoenix who walks a long journey. That is how one can tell she is motivated and will not give up. She went through obstacles such as being attacked by a black dog. She still got up and continued her journey after being attacked. Even though a white man she met along the way teased her.
   She walked all the way to her destination and go the medicine for her grandson. Although, the nurses say know it may not cure him, they still give the old woman faith.  She is determined to make her grandson feel better from the lye poison he has. It was also Christmas time during the story.  Phoenix also went out her way to get her grandson a Christmas gift. This story teaches me alot about never giving up .

Reflection The Rockpile

  The story The Rockpile has numerous themes in it. The story is taken place in Harlem, New York. The family that is presented in this book stays in a bad community. The Rockpile is place where a group of kids come and fight and play recklessly. The parents made a good decision of making The Rockpile restricted to the kids. John was skeptical about The Rockpile, while John was anxious and wanted to play with the other kids on The Rockpile.
  John warned his little brother about going out there to The Rockpile, but Roy being the headstrong person he is overlooked his brother’s warning.  Due to this Roy ended up getting hurt. The family is worried about Gabriel finding out. When he does find out he blames John for it, but it isn’t John’s fault. He isn’t Roy parent he can only make his little brother due so much. John gets treated by Gabriel for not being his biological son. For a man to do this is very cruel, you should not treated him  any different from the kids that are biological yours.