Where There's a Wall

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Do you give up or do you persevere through arduous situations? Well, in the poem “Where there's a wall” by Joy Kogawa, it inspires, motivates and teaches us the importance of finding ways to overcome the walls in our lives either by going through, under or above it. Not only did this poem affect me tremendously by giving words of encouragements to live by, it also made a cliche into something fun and relating through symbols representing hope and perseverance. Where there is a wall...there is a way! This is an important message the poem has reminded me of. Emotionally, there are times when I just give up, but this poem gave me the inspiration to not think this way because there are various of ways to overcome the obstacles life has randomly prepared for us. The wall is an assertive symbol expressing the challenging obstacles hindering our lives, but like the poem says, we can persistently push through like a flying helicopter or find passages under the wall. Life is full of walls that seem to not budge, but when work hard to pass the obstacle, we will know that we have succeeded and that is the greatest present life can give us. Whether I lost hope or just gave up, “Where there's a wall” reminds me to persevere no matter what by becoming a rocket shooting over the wall or tying SOS letter to a bird or even exploding like a bomb. Where there's a wall, there is another

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