Scratch Beginnings Adam Shepard Analysis

Adam Experiences
The American Dream can have many various meanings to individual background and life styles experiences. However, most people in America, dream of having a career, a home, and transportation. In the novel Scratch Beginnings by Adam Shepard the author had people to encourage him, use or abuse him, and even develop a special relationship with him as well along his journey of his project.
To begin with, Adam had to learn by experience. He came across many different people along the way. Such as drunk lady he met on the side of the road when he first came to church. She used him, because he was the only way she could get her liquor out of the store since she was forbidden from store. He also came across

some other good and even some bad people along the way. For example, the guy he met that tried to fight him when he first got to Charleston. Adam wasn't ready for that type of environment yet and didn't expect it to try to happen anytime soon. But mostly, he enjoyed the ones who encourage him. For another example, in this book Adam would ride the bus to work everyday. He said that his bus driver really influence him. Everyday by greeting when he and others get on the bus. A smile can go a long way.
Meanwhile, Adam faced other people along his journey that only wanted to use him and to some it became abusive. As Adam was living with a friend who was named BG for a example. It became a personal problem. BG real name was Bubble Gum. Adam didn't like BG’s ways of living and he was just getting tired of his old way and bad habits. BG never listened to Adam every time Adam would tell him to people follow his orders. So one day Adam and BG got into it and that when all things started to break loose. They got into a fight and Adam got beat.
Eventually, people from the shelter became also a influence to Adam.

Relations between Adam and the homeless people from the shelter became deep. For example, he learned from Easy E for a cheaper way for him to save money for his laundry. Which was by him washing his clothes in the shower with soap and let dry after. He was able to learn from other people as well along the way. Such as, Sergeant Mendoza who is also known as “Sarge”; was trying to always give Adam good advice. Especially, mostly when he first came to the shelter. That really stood out to him. Later, He was able to learn ways of life and how people had to make it to live during their time in the shelter. He came across people that helped him understand ways of the real American Dream and its purpose. He finally understood reasons for his project.
In conclusion, Adam experience prepared him for real life. He was able to learn from things he couldn't quite understand from the beginning of the story. He learned new techniques of ways of how to earn money and have a better of living for himself. He had to understand the true meaning of change. He started out with nothing to end up with something at the end. It really helped Adam to grow and understand things much better from

before.