Hi there-Bella Mullen

Hi there, my name is Bella and the picture above is my brother congratulating me on one of my greatest accomplishments. I am a sophomore, Theatre Major and I am a "nerd" about books, TV shows/movies, and Theatre. I live with my mother, brother, and adorable dog in a small town, four hours away. One memory of a story that influenced me is that my mother would always read the book, Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and Pat Hancock to my brother and I. I guess the reason why this story stands out to me is because it is the only book that my brother and I both loved listening to when we were young. My mother had said, and I quote; "Because you and your brother both loved it when I read it to you. BOTH of you ... which is so rare with you two....and with both of you....your eyes would light up and you would get these huge grins when I read "Good night moon". Seeing how happy it made you both...filled my heart with happiness.....which made it my favorite." I guess, just how much that meant to her, was a reason why it is an important story to me now. An educational experience I have had with literature has to do with the book  The Giver by Lois Lowry. The lessons the book gives are so incredibly perfect and accurate to me. The lessons that memories, no matter how painful or happy, are important and needed.  Delight and pain go hand in hand, and you cannont truly be happy about something if you have never experienced pain, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. The past is important, but you shouldn't live in the past. However, you should understand it and remember it. In addition to that, everyone is important, and uniqueness should be valued. The last lesson I deem important in that piece of literature is that there is no perfect world out there, no matter how hard anyone tries to make one.