John Steinbeck The Turtle Analysis

Once you get over one obstacle there will just be more to come. That is just one big idea in the story. But why wouldn't the author just come out and say what he really meant? Why would he/she beat around the bush. Well maybe it's because the author is trying to get you to think about the main idea and what he/she is trying to make the moral or the point of the story. “The turtle” by John Steinbeck is a short story. “His horny beak was partly opened, and his fierce, humorous eyes, under brows like fingernails, stared straight ahead.” (Steinbeck 759) This quote is saying that you should always start out with a goal in life. The writer feels you should never do anything in life without being determined or at least have a goal that you really want to accomplish. Because if one day say that you are working towards your goal or have something want to do and then all of a sudden something gets in the way or you can’t continue. What are you going to do are you just going to stop and not continue and tell
What they are saying is that one has a hard time trying to stop biting their nails or the just simply can't stop no matter what they try. It’s the exact same way for goals in life, and having to push yourself past something that is stopping you from reaching that goal. “Now the going was easy, and all the legs worked...a sedan driven by a forty year old woman approached. She saw the turtle and swung to the right…” (Steinbeck 761). As you can see this this quote is just an example that not all obstacles and struggles are not hard to get passed, in fact they could be some of the easiest in the