Essay #3

  Walking in someone else's shoes can change how you feel about something or someone. You can find out what people are going through or something else that is new about them like their favourite sport which later might become your favourite sport. Walking a mile in someone shoes can change your whole perspective on something or someone.

  In Romeo and Juliet the two families, the Capulet's and the Montagues hate each other but when Romeo and Juliet meet each other and fall in love. They find out that each other are really nice and sweet. This leads to Romeo not fighting Tybalt because he has married Juliet and he says he wont fight him. Romeo says "I do protest, I never injured thee,But love thee better than thou canst devise Till thou shalt know the true reason of my love;And so, good Capulet,-- which name I tender As dearly as mine own,-- be satisfied" (3.1.70-4). Romeo also changed when Tybalt had killed Mercutio, Romeo then turned into Tybalt because Tybalt was a violent person and Romeo was more of a passive person but he became like Tybalt because his best friend was killed.

  In the novel "The curious incident with the dog in the night time" the two parents, Mother and Father step into each other shoes after Christopher goes to live with his mom because his dad had killed a dog and Christopher is scared that his dad might kill him. "Sometimes he tried to talk to me through the door, but I didn't answer him". Christopher is afraid to talk to his dad because he killed a dog and lied to him about his mothers death. The mom then finds out what life had been like for the dad because she had left Christopher alone with him.  The dad finds out how sad life is without Christopher. At the end Christopher finds out how tough life is taking care and putting up with him. Christopher also steps into the adult hood when he dicides to go find his mother by himself by taking the train system because of his dad killing a dog.

  Personally I have changed a lot by stepping into other people's shoes. Sometimes literally stepping into other people's shoes. One of the first times I played basketball I was wearing flip flops and my friend let me borrow his basketball shoes so I didn't hurt myself running in flip flops and I really enjoyed playing it. It was a new sport for me I didn't really like it before because I thought it was boring and how hockey is way better then it (which it is) but I played it for a bit and it was really fun. It changed my whole perspective on the sport and today it is one of my favourite sports.

  Stepping into someone else's shoes can be difficult because you are doing something different that you are not used to. If you walk a mile in someone else's shoes that is different because you are in there shoes for a longer period of time which can change your perspective on something you did not like before. Sometimes it won't change you at all, you might still dislike what ever someone else is doing.