Summary: Stuck On An Escalator

Thesis: The main idea of all these texts is that sometimes there are walls in life but you have to just get over them.

A theme of all of the texts was that some of the characters were being punished for doing it wrong. Such as, when Calvin from Calvin at School was talking about how he wants a job that can support him in this “...tough, global economy” But, his teacher stated that, “What you get out of school depends on what you put into it.” Because of this Calvin has to make do with the opportunities that he has got. Similarly, the caged bird was also punished for being so angry. For instance, he referred to his cage as rage that was just keeping him from moving on with his life. Because of this he had to stay in the cage that was in between him, and the freedom that he desired so dearly. Finally, the characters that were also punished were the people in the video Stuck on an Escalator. Because the people that got stuck didn’t try to fix their own problems they had to sit there all night,
For example, a character that was rewarded was the mother from Mother to Son. The mother was rewarded with the opportunity to raise a son with all of the wisdom that she got throughout life. The mother gained this insight because she never gave up on life and she kept on . Additionally, the last person that was rewarded was the caged bird from The Caged Bird. the caged bird was rewarded with his powerful voice, “The caged bird sings with a fearful trill.” The quote shows that the bid has a very influential voice from all of its singing. Because even though the bid always dreams of freedom he never gets to experience this but he always is very hopeful that he can someday. Finally, the mouse from Mouse Survives Trap was also rewarded with the cheese that he got, and the knowledge of the trap. The mouse was rewarded because when he got hit by the trap he kept lifting and never giving