The Red Wheelbarrow Analysis

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So Much Depends Upon, Getting Over It A “Kodak moment” is described as an image that tells a story that someone will never forget. In William Carlos Williams’ “The Red Wheelbarrow,” he uses the wheelbarrow as the center piece of the picture, but the picture wouldn’t be made without the background. The biggest Kodak moment in my life would be the first time my nephew, Christopher James, fell asleep in my arms after throwing the biggest fit ever. A little over a year ago, I went to a baby shower with my sister, even though I did not know the mother-to-be. We were there for nine hours, helping set up and then cleaning up after everything was said and done. Four months later on August 31st a healthy baby boy was born. Although I did not go to the hospital to congratulate the new mother and I had only met her once, three weeks after CJ was born I got a text asking if I could get him for a few days due to an emergency. Without thinking twice about it I said yes. After I got home from going to get him I realized I had no clue what I was doing. I had babysat a three year old before but never a three week old! …show more content…
Finally, I remade him a warm bottle, wrapped him in a blanket and just held him. When I looked down he was just staring at me, smiling, like everything he had just been crying about was irrelevant to this time and moment. When I was looking at him I realized it is okay to have a rough time, cry, fill the room with tears, scream and throw a fit, but after a while, whatever was bothering you is not relevant anymore. “The Red Wheelbarrow” captures a moment of a little kid’s wheelbarrow that helps him everyday living on a farm. My “Kodak moment” captured two tired people, although different in age, both throwing a fit and then packing the bags and moving
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