Examples Of Perseverance In Wondersstruck

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Everyone in their life has a time where they can not think of anything for a short period of time. In the novel "Wonderstruck," Brain Selznick creates a fictional character who lost his parents and has no determination left in him so he basically regrets every move he makes. "Wonderstruck" is a genre of adventure,not only does it really summarizes how people can count on their integration and hopes in the future but it teaches people that it is never too late to start. The main of the novel "Wonderstruck" is perseverance. The word perseverance means "steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success." This occurs to the protagonist as he gets struck by a lightning, his whole memory and his mind is clear with …show more content…

The results all show what mistakes were mistaken. This novel explains failure in a very organized way because of the fact that the protagonist does not believe in success. This quote "We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars"(Pg.127) reveals that everyone is in the hole meaning people start off weak but only those who have hope has the passion of success. There are times when a person feels down or hurt and just wishes that everything in the world is gone. This is just a thought and a thought can never overcome a person. "I hope the snow covers everything so all the footsteps are silenced, and the whole city can be at peace,"(Pg.325) explains that people who have been stressed out just want silence. Failing is not the key in life because it just ends up trashing up someone's life apart if a person has no hope in him or herself. "Fairy tales only happen in movies," (Pg165) reveals that the world is trying to express to the audience that everything is running smoothly and nothing is a concern. Actually, this statement is incorrect because everyone is different and everyone does fail but most of the population knows that failing is just a mistake and it is not the end of the

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