The Fray How To Save A Life Analysis

Jingyi Weng English 151
"How to Save a Life" by The Fray is a song that recalls an important moment in my development when I was eleven years old. As a young immigrant to the country, I did not have many friends who I was acquainted with. School became a big part of my life when I was in fifth grade. My mother walked me and my brother who was in first grade to school every day. Time in the morning usually went by quickly while I was in the company of my family. On the way to the school, people would rush to get to where they needed to be. Some people were looking at their watch anxiously and were rushing to get to the bus or subway. While others, like my mother were hurtling their children who were still talking to their friends to school. It never occurred to me that the long way to school could become a struggle for me in the future. The transition into Middle School was not only a new phase that I was trying to overcome, but it also created a burden for my mother. She had to take her two kids to two different school which located at the opposite locations. That is when I decided to travel to school by myself. At first, I was excited of the control that I had which meant that I was responsible for
I saw the disappointment in my mother's eye. A seed of resentment had grown in my heart about the relationships between me and my friends. It was this moment in time that had an impact on me at such a young age. I was a typical Asian girl who was obedience, polite and shy. Even though English was my second language, which created a barrier for me to overcome, I was willing to learn by coming to class prepared: being on time, prepared with the materials, and read to participate. I could not come to class on-time though, due to my choices of waiting for my friends. I then realized the blame was on