Growing Up
A Quest for Knowledge and Answers with Plenty of Lessons Learned
The two works of literature to be examined here are the short story "The Stolen Party" by Liliana Heker and the poem "Hanging Fire" by Audre Lorde. These pieces detail the struggles, fears, successes and implacable worries of childhood. In them, one sees reflected one's own childhood, as the pieces are quite innocent and straightforward in their description. The most important theme, present through both stories, is the pervasiveness of those questions that are so reflective of growing and learning. This essay will examine some of these important childhood wonderments, and will discuss them below.
The events of childhood always seem of the utmost importance as they take place. Whether they are happy, sad, embarrassing or otherwise, these events, above all, teach. Sometimes it is true that they are important, but otherwise one might even forget them, though the lessons learned are never forgotten. These stories deal with the emotions of childhood that ultimately shape an individual, and detail the two children's thoughts as they undergo various events and emotions. The poem, for instance, is much more based on emotions than the story. The latter piece focuses on events and characters rather than detailing thought processes, though the latter take place as well in a minimal role.
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