Metaphor

A self-realization is development or fulfillment of one’s potential. Without self-realizations people would not develop or fulfill their potential. In the short story, “The Metaphor”, Budge Wilson suggests people have a variety of experiences, encounters and interactions. These situations can result in significant learning leading up to a self-realization. Where a person can develop deeper understanding of their personality, values and identity. The first experience Charlotte has, is joyful and occurs in seventh grade …

…how Charlotte deals with Miss Hancock's death and her freedom from her mother, and the second ends the story in a celebration of a teacher whose gift of the metaphor forever changed her life. Self-realizations are made everyday, everyone looks back at an experience they had and think about what they did, or even what they wanted to do. Understanding our own personality, values, and identity will help a person realize who they truly are.