Write a response which is based on the same aspect of journey –
choices. You might choose a narrative, a journal, a letter etc. Create a
character or characters and a situation which will allow you to present a point
of view about the way choices affect our journeys. Aim to use some specific
language devices.
Dear Diary,
I took a life away
today. An innocent soul is now gone, rid of the chance to live. Who am I to
make that decision? Who am I to choose my life over theirs? I am not god; I am
merely a girl. I am nothing but an ordinary pebble amongst rocks, yet I think I
have the audacity to make the awful choice of taking a life. It is murder.
Although if I took
the other road, what would become of me? Months from now a baby would be
growing inside myself, making a mother of me. Continuing my schooling would be
extremely difficult. I would be a laughing stock, made fun of as one of those
teenage mothers. What of my family? Would I be fortunate enough to feel their
love and support, or would I be left to fend for myself? There’s a lady who
lives down the street from my house who is the mother of four children. I’m
fairly sure she is single; of quite a young age; receives little support from
her family and also struggles finding employment. She is pathetic and is given
nothing but pity. Whether or not I’d be able to handle that, I don’t know.
The choice of
abortion was a hard choice to make, but it was the right one. In hindsight a
fetus is simply a fetus, hardly worthy of being considered a life. I will graduate
high school and continue to study in university. Hopefully it was lead me to a
variety of career options. In the future when I am mature and ready, I will
start my own family, but for now I am content with enjoying my life as a young
adult. I’ll leave those big responsibilities for later.
