Facing a Challenge

Author's Note: This is my DWA Spring... It is a reflective piece on "I am Number Four", and comparing it to other text, myself, and the world.

Faced with a Challenge

Staring death eye to eye, having the whole world’s faith in your hands, you step toward the beast, and you pull out your sword……. Odds are you have never been in this situation, but have you been relied on heavily to do something? Chances are pretty high that you have.  And during those situations, have you let people down? In the book I am Number Four,  John has some highs and lows, and tries to stay hidden as much as possible. But when he gets too close to his friends, it’s too late, and he has to perform something so unimaginable, he starts to doubt himself. And if he fails, the whole world is coming down with him. This reminds me a lot about Katniss, myself sometimes, and a lot of people in today’s world.

I relate this book to somewhat of the Hunger Games Trilogy.  In I am Number Four, John has the whole Earth relying on him. In the Hunger Games Trilogy, Katniss is noticed as the role Mockingjay, which forces everyone to expect her to be the alpha woman and make all the right moves. Well, in both books, the fact of the matter is you’re not always going to make the right move. It’s about getting past those little blips and finding your way through them.

Even though I can relate this fiction book to another fiction book, I can also relate it to my life. Sometimes I am faced with tough ways though life, some little bumps in my path. I may be expected to get something done, and if I don’t have it done, I get ridiculed. I may not have the whole human race to carry on my back, but other people in my life are still depending on me. I have to learn to get through those little bumps on the road, and keep chugging down along the rigity, rugged road to complete the task.

I see myself facing rough patches in a tough task all the time, but I also see it in today’s leaders around the world as well. Barack Obama gets judged all around the world. If he does something even slightly wrong, he will get scorned by the whole country. It just shows that even our nation’s leader can get through these twitches in the job, and still get the task done.

If you are faced with a tough challenge, and you encounter some turbulence, do you call it quits and just say, “It’s too hard, I’m done.” No, you have to go straight through the turbulence and get the job done. John showed that in I am Number Four. Katniss showed that in Mockingjay. People all around the world do the same thing every day. Will you step up to the plate, take the curve-ball from the pitcher, and swing away?