We all have life-long dreams. Some of us want to be doctors; some of us want to be lawyers. Others have bigger dreams, such as becoming a famous singer, or even president. If your dreams came true, would you give it up because it was ruining your life? Even if it was all you have ever wanted since you were a child? Brian Welch’s dream since he was a child was always to become a rock star, and his dream came true. Welch eventually followed his dream and became the lead guitarist of the band Korn. Unfortunately, the life that being a rock star gave him was not what he had expected. In Welch’s memoir Save Me From Myself, Welch explains to the readers how he became addicted to methamphetamine and how much he had to sacrifice to quit abusing drugs.…show more content… Although Welch did write some of his own music for a while, it was not the same as when he was in a band. Welch makes it obvious that he is upset about quitting Korn with his use of a metaphor, “I quit Korn. I completely walked away from everything. Life–as I had known it–was over. That was it. All at once, I left almost everyone and everything connected to my old life. It was as though my old life had to die so that I could follow the Lord” (147). Clearly, Welch was upset about having to give up his dream of being a rock star. Even though it was for the best, it still hurts him because he had to give up his childhood dream. Welch feels as though his past died, and that was the only way for him to move forward. With a band without the influence of drugs or alcohol, Welch would not need to give up his dream and he could still do good things with his life. Welch uses repetition to show the readers how his childhood dream came true and how he had to give it up, “Like most people, many of the things that I’ve chased after in my life have left me feeling empty and unsatisfied. Unlike most people, I had a childhood dream to become a rock star that came true. Unlike most people, I gave all of this up when I had an encounter with God” (Author’s note). If Welch had band with good influences and that worked well with him, he would not have had to give all of his dreams up. Giving up his childhood dream had to have…show more content… Welch uses imagery to describe just how bad he would get when he would use drugs, “Rebekah got right into my face and wouldn’t stop yelling. She charged me pretty hard, so I lost control and punched her in the face. Blood started pouring out of her nose, down her face and neck” (99). Welch was never like this when he was sober, so it is clear that he needs to stay far away from meth. He hurt his own wife while he was using meth, and it was not only once, it was almost every time that he used meth that he would act this way. Without the temptations of drugs, Welch would be able to be around others without them having to worry about being around him and he will be able to keep healthy relationships. Although Welch is clean now, it is important that he does not start using again. Welch also uses personification to portray how badly methamphetamine affects the person who uses it, “When you try to live without it, the depression that the drug gives you tells you that you cant–that you must have it to survive” (133). Clearly, depression cannot literally tell people things, but this is how manipulative methamphetamine can be to the mind. If Welch were to start using again, there is no way to know if he would be able to quit again. Without the influence and temptation of meth, Welch would not have to worry about relapsing and feeling the deep depression
