In this particular chapter, there was something that struck me as interesting, applying to now and probably forever when it comes to human nature.
'"The race is over!" and they all crowded 'round it, panting and asking, "But who has won?"'
To me, the adult life is like a race. A race to be ahead of everybody else, to be successful. Your whole life you are supposed to work toward whatever you want, whether it to be rich or live comfortably. Everybody else is competition to your goal, making you strive that harder. Once your life is nearing an end, that race is beginning to end, no more goals to strive for. So when you look back on your life, and everybody else who's in the same boat you are, it can be wondered who won out of that group? Who succeeded the most? The question could never be really answered, because everybody has a different po,int of view. I think the author was trying to portray it as fun to children, and make adults think about the big race they run everyday. The book isn't just a children's book, but should be a book to make you think about what exactly is being said.
To me, the adult life is like a race. A race to be ahead of everybody else, to be successful. Your whole life you are supposed to work toward whatever you want, whether it to be rich or live comfortably. Everybody else is competition to your goal, making you strive that harder. Once your life is nearing an end, that race is beginning to end, no more goals to strive for. So when you look back on your life, and everybody else who's in the same boat you are, it can be wondered who won out of that group? Who succeeded the most? The question could never be really answered, because everybody has a different po,int of view. I think the author was trying to portray it as fun to children, and make adults think about the big race they run everyday. The book isn't just a children's book, but should be a book to make you think about what exactly is being said.
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