Literature of the Black Atlantic

As did many of the people who have posted before me, I also chose to focus on "The Girl Who Can." More so, I found Drew's interpretation of the story to be quite interesting. I liked his little league example to show how actions speak louder than words. Just as Kaya learns that words are just words and action is what matters, I too have found that in my own life.

In life everyone has a perceived notion of themselves. Everyone believes that they are a certain type of person with specific values, morals, and personality. We choose words to describe these perceived traits and tend to define ourselves by them. However as Drew has pointed out, words are just words.

The great existentialist thinker Jean-Paul Sartre once was quotes to say, "man is nothing but what he makes of himself." I find that this quote relates very well to the story at hand as well as Drew's example. We can compile list after list of words that we feel accurately describe ourselves but at the end of the day it is our actions that define us. A word is meaningless without an action to prove it. Just as this was shown through the story of "The Girl Who Can" so too is it shown in our everyday lives.