The Deep By Anthony Doerr Analysis

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The Deep

In the story the Deep by Anthony Doerr the story is about a young boy who was born with a serious condition of heart problem .The story mainly talks about how this young boy named Tom who his only family is his mom she owns a boarding house which the construction workers who work at the mines their job is to dig for salt. Since Tom has a heart disease and can not do anything fast if he wants to do something he has to do it at a very slow paste the themes that describe the story would be life is a cycle because everyone is born and everyone dies,and life may be hard,but we get through it with the help of others and finally everyone has a purpose in life .

One of the themes that explain the story “The Deep” is that life is a cycle because everyone is born and everyone dies. This describes the story because when a person is young and gets sick they don't have or worry about anything but when you become old once you catch a cold they could get very sick and die this is one example of what happened to Tom …show more content…

This applies with the story because when Tom needs a friend or felt lonely he always had the help of his good friend Mr.Wems The Author says that Mr. Weems went to visit him and read to Tom “Sometimes Mr.Weems sits and reads to tom from adventure novels”This explains that no matter what Tom was going through Mr. Weems was always there to be with him. Even when he was excited to go out with ruby and his mother did not let him because of his heart condition Mr. Weems was always there to help him “Mr Weems has a long conversation with Mother in the kitchen Tom overhears scraps: Boy needs to move his legs .Boy should get some air Mother's Voice is a whip .He's sick He's alive!What’re you saving him for? How much time he got left?” This shows that Mr. Weems wants to let Tom enjoy the time he has left to live before he dies

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