People do not necessarily need materialistic possession to enjoy life. Outdoor activities are just as exciting and provide bonding with one another. It’s important to appreciate the little things in life such as the owl. “For one minute, three minutes, maybe even a hundred minutes, we stared at one another, (Yolen, Schoenherr).” The owl in the story represent hope. A person has to have a little hope to keep the excitement alive. With no hope everyone would give up right in the moment of failure. “Again he called out. And then again. After each call he was silent and for a moment we both listened. But there was no answer. Pa Shrugged. I was not disappointed. My brothers all said sometimes there’s an owl and sometimes there isn’t, (Yolen, Schoenherr).” Children need to understand that life does not always go as planned. A child can anticipate for a life event to happen; however, it doesn’t mean it will happen. Nevertheless, children need to be taught to be hopeful, sometimes we need to try more than once to accomplish goals. “When you go owling you don’t need words or warm or anything but hope, (Yolen, Schoenherr).” At a young age a child needs hope to get though the tough times at school, with friends, sports, and
People do not necessarily need materialistic possession to enjoy life. Outdoor activities are just as exciting and provide bonding with one another. It’s important to appreciate the little things in life such as the owl. “For one minute, three minutes, maybe even a hundred minutes, we stared at one another, (Yolen, Schoenherr).” The owl in the story represent hope. A person has to have a little hope to keep the excitement alive. With no hope everyone would give up right in the moment of failure. “Again he called out. And then again. After each call he was silent and for a moment we both listened. But there was no answer. Pa Shrugged. I was not disappointed. My brothers all said sometimes there’s an owl and sometimes there isn’t, (Yolen, Schoenherr).” Children need to understand that life does not always go as planned. A child can anticipate for a life event to happen; however, it doesn’t mean it will happen. Nevertheless, children need to be taught to be hopeful, sometimes we need to try more than once to accomplish goals. “When you go owling you don’t need words or warm or anything but hope, (Yolen, Schoenherr).” At a young age a child needs hope to get though the tough times at school, with friends, sports, and