Short Story

“The Baby Brother”

It was a long sunny day in the stunning city of Boston, Massachusetts. Thirteen year old Paul was in high spirits as he can ever be riding his brand new, shiny bike outside his house that his parents bought him. Paul was accustomed to getting everything he wanted since he was the only child.  Paul was joyful with the life he had. He had his entire parent’s attention and everything in the house belonged to him since he was the only child. However Paul knew this might all change to some extent with the arrival of his new baby born brother.

            Paul was in his room playing his new video games and he hears his parents knocking on his door. “Come on in!” Paul screams. His parents enter with his baby brother, Adrian. “Look Paul it’s your brother, say hi.” His mom says. “Wow I don’t care about him mom,” Paul replies. His mother angrily scolds Paul for showing no importance for his baby brother and they ground Paul the whole day and make him stay locked up in his room.

            The next day Paul wakes up and he has a bad feeling about something, so he goes down to the kitchen table. Amazed, his parents are with his baby brother eating breakfast, smiling, laughing and feeding him while showing Adrian love and affection. Paul feels lonely and rejected by his mom and dad. He feels like if he isn’t part of the family and he hates the fact he has lost his parent’s attention. He then starts getting jealous of his baby brother for taking his attention away and feels that Adrian has ruined his perfect life.

            That same day, Paul’s parents put Adrian in his room. Paul then starts quarrelling with his parents that it’s his room and he does not want to share. “Mom, dad, this isn’t fair! This room belongs to me only and I don’t want to share with Adrian! I want him gone!” “Honey, you have to understand that Adrian is your brothers so were going to leave him in here regardless what you say.” His parents don’t listen and Paul is furious at his little brother and feels his life will never be the same.

            One day Paul’s parents left to the grocery store to buy food and made Paul babysit Adrian. Paul didn’t care and was minding his business but he heard his brother cry, he was hesitant to go check on him but he didn’t like to hear his brother crying. He went to him and made him laugh and stop crying. At that moment Paul was cheerful to have a baby brother like Adrian, he started feeling love and compassion for Adrian. At that moment, deep inside of Paul, he knew his baby brother was a good thing that happened to him. All the hardships were elapsed.

            Later that day his parents came and Paul seemed blissful. His parents were proud in his change of attitude. They were glad to see Paul appreciate his brother and his materials with him. It was a lesson learned by Paul the hard way. Now he will never forget to be thankful for what he has.

Point of View—the main character’s/narrator’s POV.

·         Paul love the attention he got from his parents but when the parents have another baby he gets jealous of all the attention his brother gets. He doesn't like the fact that he has a baby brother.

Character Analysis—identify each character (i.e. gender, strengths, weaknesses, purpose etc.)

·         Paul, boy, loves being an only child, gets jealous easily over something that should be appreciated and not hated. 

·         Adrian, baby boy, brother of Paul, gets more attention than Paul since he is a baby, he can't defend himself from Paul. 

·         Mom and Dad - both love their children but have a hard time paying attention to both but care for both brothers.

Plot/Central Conflict—what is the central conflict/issue of the story?

·         Paul loves all the attention he gets from his parents but when they have a baby boy, Paul gets angry and jealous that his brother gets all the attention instead of him making him feel rejected and lonely.

Setting—where/when does the story take place?

·         The setting is in the city of Boston, Massachusetts.

End/Resolution—how is the conflict resolved?

·         Paul, after being left to babysit his brother, finally sees the good in having a baby brother and appreciates the fact that he is a brother and realizes that he cares for his brother.

Autobiography Essay

Me

As I was born my parents named me Maria Del Carmen Larios - Estrella. I am currently seventeen years old. I was born March 15, 1993 in Los Angeles to my parents Luz Estrella-Larios and Rolando Larios. I have two little twin brothers. My two brothers name is Rolando Larios and Joaquin Larios and there both sixteen years old. There is another member of my family that is important to me which is our dog Mickey Mouse. He was given to me as a gift because I graduated from the Explores Academy in December 12, 2009.

Not only am I a great student, am I a lady who loves to look classy. Ever since I was little I have loved to wear dresses. My family taught me that dresses were fancy and should be used on special occasions. Now I’m the type of girl who likes to wear dresses for the fun of it. I like them a lot and I feel they represent me as the person I am and they show my emotions to others and the world. I am a young lady that’s special and has a lot of unique qualities.

In my life there has been a group of special people that I consider huge influences. That group of people are my 7^th and 8^th grade English teacher Shannon Muhammad, and my closet friend Diego Castro, and of course my parents. I consider them all my role models. I have learned from their mistakes and they gave given me advice on a lot of subjects, some of the most important things they have told me are about their experiences in high school and college and they have given me advice on what to do and not to do in high school and college. I have a major respect for them and admire all for all them. Now all of them are pursuing their dreams and in their careers and their future careers. There is so much I could say about all four of them but it would take up many pages. I think they are some of the coolest people on the planet and I am very proud to be there friend.

I am a person that dreams high and settles for nothing less than what I want. My role models have influenced my future goals, especially in the decision of going to college. My future goal is to go to a Pepperdine or LMU university, preferably in the southern California. I plan to specialize in criminal justice, but first graduate as a psychologist. I plan to do that because when I get older I want to become a detective and help people.  I know that it’s a hard job, but I believe that I am physically tough as well as mentally tough to be a detective. So afterwards I graduate from college and have a career I would like to own my own house somewhere in Laguna Beach, California and possibly start a family.

My 11^th grade high school has really helped me to define who I am. Also to finished strong with good grades. I’m the type of student that will fight and use my creativity to get any class work and schoolwork done no matter what the case. That’s what separates me from the rest of the students. I really enjoyed this year of high school and I hope that 11^th grade is just as good as this or even better. I think my ultimate goal for the rest of my life is to be successful and most important to me of all to be happy with my life to its fullest. There is still so much left for me to see and to experience so I know my future will be incredible. I know that my future relies on me and how I want my future to end up as. I control my life and right now, and I am proud of all the decisions. I am happy with my life so far, it can’t go backwards, and all it can do is get even more wonderful.