Saturday Climbing Essay

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Saturday Climbing The short story “Saturday Climbing” by W.D. Valgardson proves that climbing a mountain is like the relationship between parents and their children. There are three stages in a child’s life. The first is childhood, next is adolescence teen and then young adult. During the first stage, parents provide all the care for their child. Parents are with them every step of the way. Within the second stage, children begin doing more and more on their own and take on more responsibilities. During the last stage, children then move on with their own life. Parents are still there for support but they no longer lead their life. Life is a climb. In the beginning of the story Moira is young, she is not able to take care of herself, protect herself or be on her own. When they are rock climbing, Moira is beneath her father. This shows that’s Barry is taking care of her. He is her safety net. When children are young, they are learning many things about how to act at home, at school, how to be safe in classrooms. They also learn morals; knowing right from wrong. But never will they learn any of this without someone helping them along the way. Parents pick them up when they fall, get hurt, motivate them to try and try again, try new things even when they don’t want to. From experience, being a child can be difficult, but little do we know, being a parent also has its challenges. When Moira ate the entire bottle of Aspin, Barry grabbed her in her arms and immediately rushed her to the hospital. “She looked no larger than she had been when, at three; she had eaten a bottle of aspirin. He had scooped her up and run with her four blocks to the hospital.” Valgardson, 56. This was a challenge for Barry because when he saw her suffering at the hospital, he knew how precious and important her life was. As a parent he would do anything for her because he understood how

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