Tao Of Pooh Character Analysis

In today’s society, people pick themselves apart each and every day due to insecurities created by the world around them. Confidence use to be a trait that was common in most people, but today it’s a rare quality amongst the public. Characters across each one of these novels centered around this essay, display the consequences of having low self-esteem and or lacking inner tranquility. Society’s unfair expectations are displayed across different time periods and environments, showing how this wave of low confidence has been able to sweep across entire generations. In the four pieces of work Invisible Man, The Tao of Pooh, Malala, and Siddhartha, the authors all depict the struggles that follow with not being able to reach inner tranquility;

In the novel The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff, he writes “ There are things about ourselves that we need to get rid of; there are things we need to change. But at the same time, we do not need to be too desperate… Along the way to usefulness and happiness, many of those things will change themselves, and the others can be worked on as we go. The first thing we need to do is recognize and trust our own Inner Nature, and not lose sight of it.” Pooh was able to enjoy each facet of life, thanks to the simplicity in which he viewed different situations. He never stressed out over a problem he was forced to battle, or allowed anxiety to take control over what he hoped to accomplish. There was a level of confidence and calmness, that made it so no situation seemed like too much to handle. Whenever Pooh was negatively talked about by Owl or Rabbit, it did not even affect. It was because Pooh knew who he was and what he represented; no other person was going to have the ability to change his perspective on himself and what he tried to represent through his actions. Being able to be comfortable on the inside and outside, is a feeling every person should try to accomplish as they endure the struggles of everyday