Analysis Of The Playground

A park can represent a number of things in today’s society. It really all depends on the perspective one takes. If one were to actually sit down at a playground and examine their surroundings, they’d notice a common theme. The playground signifies the essence of childhood. Even though there are a number of other things going on, the children are the heart of the park’s atmosphere.

Many aspects of childhood are represented by this place. Joy may be the obvious one, but others are widely present. Solid examples of this are pride and curiosity. A little boy swings across the bars as if he’s a monkey himself. When his mother asks if he needs help he responds with a calm “nope I’ve got this mom”, and continues on his way. His mother cheers as he makes his way across and jumps off with a perfect landing. The two hug and he asks, “Aren’t you proud of me mommy?” She replies, “Of course I am baby boy.” The scene fills any viewer with warmth. As for curiosity, it can be seen everywhere. There’s a little boy asking his dad questions as they leave. The boy is easily talking a mile a minute, and his dad just picks him up and laughs. Two

On one end of the park there’s a brother and sister fighting over who gets to play on the digger. Even though the boy was there first, his sister’s persistent whining eventually wears him down. He moves on to teeter-totter. He sits on one end as his mother pushes down on the other side. His sister eventually decides to play with him, and the tired mother sits back and smiles. On the other end of the park a collision of sorts has just taken place. As a girl glides down the slide, she runs right into her brother who decided to crawl up it. Crying and arguing can be heard across the whole park. Thankfully the referee- Aka mom- intervenes and demands the two hug it out. All is well again. Well until the fight over the dinosaur right before they leave, but that too is worked