What is the answer?
When I was young, 'the ant and the grasshopper' story that I know taught me really moral message. Work hard like an ant. If you don't work now, you will be completely ruined in the future. So I kept that in mind, and believed that will be the answer of the life.
So I used to think that with hard working, everyone can overcome difficulties and catch the opportunity like the ant. However now I think the reality is different. Instead of the moral answer, W. Somerset Maugham's story is the reality.
These days the word 'gold spoon' is created. What is gold spoon? It is a word that calls a person who is born and raised by a wealthy family. The reason why people started to have a negative perception of them is because their different and unfair starting point. For example, although it takes 4 years to get degrees\ in the case of the normal students, with the power of the money and family, people who are usually called as a gold spoon can get the degree in 2 years which is much shorter than the others. Similar with this case, there is a word 'parachute' which describe a person who gets a promotion faster than the others with the power and pressure of family and money. Because of their presence, it will be hard to success by just hard working.
So when we follow moral answer, just work hard!, we can't jump the level of our life. With no development, we need to stay in our daily routine. It is a little bit sad to say, but working hard can not be the perfect answer. It is the reality. So although Maugham story is quite dramatic, I think living with joy and excitement is needed. And various experiences with joy such as going on a trip, and meeting different people can give you the answer, like the Tom who finally met a person who can solve his financial difficulties.
These days, our society is more concerned with the result than the process. Therefore I think Maugham's story reflects the reality more than moral fable.
Hello, this is Hyobin Jeon from same class. I really enjoyed reading your writing! Your main point has a very strong power to make your readers be persuaded for your points. Also, your specific examples such as the new word, gold spoon or parachute, made your overall writing more believable and credible. But, if you correct your grammar errors such as your mistake between because and because of, it will be a much better writing then. Without such grammatical mistakes you made in this writing, it was a very good essay, in my opinion. Thank you for sharing your opinions with me ~~
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