Hershey Spirit of Perseverance
Michael D'Antonio's Hershey is the biography of the man behind the famous Hershey's chocolate bar. It is also the story of how one can overcome obstacles and truly make a difference in the world and in other people's lives. Hershey faced great adversity in his young life, coming from a broken home in a poor community, but that did not stop him from becoming one of the most successful and giving businessmen in American history. D'Antonio's book describes Hershey's rise from humble beginnings to his height as king of chocolate. It shows Hershey as a man rather than as an icon. It looks on his missteps as much as on his successes and shows how every step of the way he took the good with the bad. The lesson that D'Antonio's book teaches is that perseverance is a virtue that can take one to the top. This paper will show the Hershey teaches those lessons.
Hershey grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania but because his father was never around, Hershey had to act like the man of the house. So even though he couldn't go to school, Hershey learned the value of what it meant to work hard. Without a good work ethic, the family farm would have fallen into ruins, since the father was not there. And in spite of the fact that he never made it past 4th grade, Hershey learned what it meant to be a man. Thus, Hershey worked through these early trials and learned that perseverance was needed in order to survive.
When Hershey set out to start his own candy business, he had to fail twice before finally...
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