The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald

"This isn't just an epigram-life is much more successfully looked at from a single window, after all (Fitzgerald, 4)."

At first, this sentence puzzled me. Throughout my entire life, my teachers, friends, and family want me to be a well-rounded individual; however, Fitzgerald states that this is the "most limited of all specialists (4)." I simply could not fathom what he truly meant until I drew a picture. On a spare piece of parchment, I drew a scene in which a house stood and the sun shined. Then, I put four boxes in the middle of the picture and erased all that was not within the four boxes. I realized that I had gaps that I could not see the full beauty since the 'wall' impeded my very artfully constructed landscape. I mean, I'm such a great doodler; they far surpass the two pictures that I've posted. These two magnificent images demonstrate the beauty that can be seen from one window. If I barred these images with a window, I'd create a barrier between it and myself while obscuring the enchantment.

I now gained a perspective similar to Fitzgerald. Although sometimes school and teachers demand that their students become well-rounded students, finding two or three activities to specialize in may be a better option. It demonstrates the student's passion but does not spread an effort too thin.

I challenge myself to concentrate my time on the specialties that I will obtain this summer through the IU Honors Program and soccer when I return.