Through the course of life, often times the most asked question is, “Why am I here?” For many, the question goes unanswered. For others, they realize that life is a journey and there is a purpose at the end of this road. With every journey, comes bumps in the road. No life goes without trials, hardships, and challenges. Although, everyone is only given one life. It’s how people react and respond to their problems which defines their true inner character. The epitaphs of Nellie Clark, Mrs. Charles Bliss, and Griffy the Cooper are examples of the statement that life is not always easy.
To begin, Nellie Clark proves this line true through an explanation of her huge trail which she had to go through all the way from her childhood, into adult life. At age eight, she was raped by fifteen year old Charlie. The poem reads, “And before I grew up and knew what it meant, I had no words for it except that I was frightened and told my mother.” Nellie was so young when this occurred, that she didn’t even know what had happened. This trial was placed on her at such young age which seems absolutely horrendous. This story haunted and clung onto her for life, never able to go away. Many times trails…show more content… He explains that people who loiter around graves think that they know life when they really don’t. They are only looking around the interior of their tub. The outer world of things is not in their view as they are so submerged in a tub of him or herself. Life is not always easy because people cannot get past the image of their own self. Rules and appearances take charge of life. But one cannot see past the upper rim of their tub, so they think that they know life. This is a challenge on it’s own. People have to get past their own image in order to truly enjoy all that life has to offer. This can be very difficult for individuals because one is their own worst
