Essays (550 words) - Copper Sun, , Term Papers

Copper Sun Do you think only certain individuals are given strength and strong spirit to survive the challenges of life? I believe that only certain individuals are given the strength to survive. In the book Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper, this strength is only shown within certain individuals. For instance, a young teenager who must quickly become a woman has to lead a group of runaways to freedom. A four year old struggles to stay alive as a alligator has him in his sights. Another teen like Amari gives up because her family was killed. This shows that only certain people are given the will to survive. Some people are born with the confidence and strength to live, but some some have to seek out that strength. It depends on what your parents taught you and if you have the will, But some may never find that will. One reason I believe this statement is when a young woman watched her friends and family being killed and tortured,and then decided to give up. She said "I cannot live like this Amari. My parents, my sister, all whom I love, are all dead. I would rather die than be enslaved like this" (Draper 19). This again, shows that only certain individuals are born with that strong will. Another example of the certain individuals given strength is when a 4 year old boy is thrown into a river as gator bait. The boy is thrown in and the current is very strong for him. The gator sees the boy and is closing in on him. The group of men were laughing and making fun of him. So why should the little boy try to stay alive? "Now, would you look at that, the tallest one called out, pointing to tidbit struggling in the water. The little boy can swim" (Draper 159). This boys desire to live shows that he was given the strength to survive. One specific girl with a strong spirit and strengths lead a indentured white girl, a 4 year old slave boy, and a dog along the coast of the Carolinas'. This strong girl is Amari. She was only fifteen years old when her village was destroyed. Her mother, father, and little brother also along with her friends and community, her home. How could she still live with everything she loved snatched right out of her hands? Amari this is possible because she is a strong girl with alot of hope. She lead the three runners to what they are not sure even exists But her strength gave her the motivation to keep going. Darren 2 These are the reasons why I believe that only certain individuals are given the will to survive. Do you have that strength to survive? As you can see, it depends on your strength and spirit to stay alive. A four year old enslaved boy struggles to stay alive, as an alligator approaches him. Amari watched a close friend, just give up, because she lost her family. Amari showed that she was born to be a leader. weather you have this mental and physical strength or not will determine how your life goes or how it might end up.