(855) 4-ESSAYS

Type a new keyword(s) and press Enter to search

The Tragedy that Changed My Life

            It has been ten years since this incident occurred. Ten years is a long time but, I still haven't been able to overcome my emotions. I was only 10 years old then. My mother was not well; she was suffering from cancer. I used to go to the hospital everyday to visit her. One such day my father dropped me off at the hospital and went away as he had an important meeting. I went to my mother's ward but surprisingly she was not in her room. I panicked. I thought I was lost in the hospital .My legs started trembling. The very thought of getting lost in that gloomy place gave me goosebumps. But finally; I gathered courage and went to the nurse's room. My mother's nurse was sitting there. I felt relieved and walked straight to her. But alas! my happiness was short-lived. The nurse told me that my mother was in the ICU.I was thunderstruck.
             Her words were like a bolt out of blue. The nurse tried to pacify me, but was unable to do so. When I regained my senses, I ran straight to the ICU. On reaching there, I saw a doctor coming out of the room, I ran towards him and asked him about my mother's condition. But the doctor thought that it was not appropriate to tell a ten year old child that her mother was serious. So, he just told me that I didn't need to worry at all and went to call my father. I was outraged by his behavior.
             My mother was practically on her deathbed and none was ready to tell me anything just because I was young. But, being a child, I was unable to question the doctor anymore. Through the glass on the door, I saw my mother. She was lying on a bed. Many wires were attached to a machine near her bed. I wanted to break open the door and go inside, but nobody allowed me to enter. Tears welled up in my eyes, but I didn't let them fall down. My mother had always wanted me to be brave and I decided that I would follow her advice. Many hours passed by, but my father didn't reach the hospital. It was six o' clock.


Essays Related to The Tragedy that Changed My Life

1. John Proctor And Willy Loman: The Tragedies Of Two Common Men

Procter declares, "I have given you my soul; leave me my name!"... He chooses death over a life with a tainted reputation. ... Miller also adds that "the possibility of victory must be there in tragedy."... As for a victory in "Death of a Salesman," it is a possibility for Willy in that there is a certain amount of hope that Willy will change. ... He, however, refuses to change his view of the world and continues his struggle upstream. ...

  • Word Count: 1082
  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Grade Level: High School

2. The Death of Tragedy:

Read in this way we can see that tragedy is often born out of social instability and carry within them social and political comment. ... "Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave My heart into my mouth. ... The madness of Bond's Lear is the awakening to the fact not of a changing world but of no change at all, revolution without reform. ... The govern- ment's creating that new life - you must stop speaking against us... This would mean the change in the aim of tragedy, and a move from public to private tragedy. ...

  • Word Count: 2342
  • Approx Pages: 9
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

3. The Tragedy of Inequality

Note that she is "pale with terror- when she states, "Hurt my children "! Poison my home?... DiYanni notes that one characteristic of the tragic hero is a change of fortune from good to bad. ... One indication of this is Helmer's desperate insistence that Nora tell him how he must change. ... Therefore, since the play does contain the majority of the elements of tragedy, I agree with Krook that it is, indeed, a tragedy. ...

  • Word Count: 1553
  • Approx Pages: 6
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

4. Macbeth: Tragedy or Not?

The question of whether Macbeth is a tragedy is a highly debatable issue, because many things can constitue a tragedy "for example, Aristotle's teaching that a tragedy must consist of six parts: plot, character, diction, thought, spectacle, and sons. ... Macbeth, a few lines later, is also aware of his forthcoming demise: "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player/That struts and frets his hour upon the stage/And then is heard no more. ... Macbeth knows that his "play,"" or his life, is nearing its end. ... As the play progresses, a character change is noticeable in both Ma...

  • Word Count: 1270
  • Approx Pages: 5
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

5. College Admission- Life Changing Moment

At some point in life, all of us will set goals for ourselves, each of us, somewhere down the road, will experience a relationship or an event that will leave a mark in our life and change us forever. ... A smile filled my face from ear to ear, when I feasted on the sight of all the brightly wrapped presents that lay before me, like sleeping bears waiting to be released from hibernation. ... He broke the news to us that my brother in law, my sister's husband had died in a car accident. ... It took a long time for my sister to become herself again, and I don't think she"ll ever re...

  • Word Count: 593
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

6. A Conversation with my Father

"A Conversation with My Father" "A Conversation with My Father" may have seemed like a random conversation between a father and his child, but if one was to dig deeper into the dialogue there is a very interesting view on life presented differently through the characters. ... When the child tells his/her father the story that he/she has written about the woman with the drug addiction, his response is, "Tragedy! Plan tragedy! Historical tragedy! ... I have found that most of the pessimism of my elders is from misunderstanding or from being too stubborn to accept and adapt t...

  • Word Count: 544
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

7. Tragedy of Othello and Gatsby

Shakespeare's clever demonstration of dramatic irony allows the reader to realise Othello's nave acceptance of the villain, which allows Iago to play masterfully on his greatest weakness, jealousy, and brings about his demise, "The Moor already changes with my poison-. ... "Ay, let her rot and perish She shall not live No, my heart is turned to stone-. A tragic hero is seen as someone who relinquishes their life to something much bigger than themselves. ... The tragedy of The Great Gatsby is that Gatsby's creative vision has vanished. ... Their tragedy is that this innocence ...

  • Word Count: 1385
  • Approx Pages: 6
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

8. A Look at Two Characters in Greek Tragedy

A Look at Two Characters of Greek Tragedy and Their Reactions to Adversity Throughout many Greek tragedies, plays, and poems there are many characters that are faced with adversity when tragedy occurs. ... Both Medea and Oedipus are faced with life changing events. ... Kreon can see that she has plans to make life miserable for all who are around Jason. ... "My god, my god- what have you planned to do to me?"... My suffering is enough" (Sophocles 627). ...

  • Word Count: 2458
  • Approx Pages: 10
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

Got a writing question? Ask our professional writer!
Submit My Question