Where The Wild Things Are Analysis

Everyone knows that being a kid is not always easy and that it's not always fun and games all the time. Where the Wild Things Are, written by Maurice Sendak, tells the story of a little boy named Max who is sent up to his room after being scolded at by his mother. Without being fed dinner and having to go to bed without it, his room magically transformed into a forest. He later befriended the beasts named “The Wild Things” and he also became their leader. After realizing that he missed home, he said his goodbyes to the beasts and travel back to his room. When he returned, he spotted that his mother left food for him on his desk and that food was still hot. Max goes through this self-realization story, like many kids do, in which he learns that his parents are always looking out for him and doing the best for him. He also learns that you cannot run away from your problems, but you have to face them head on.

When we were growing up, we always wondered why our parents took away our phones when did not do our chores, or when we would get grounded because we did not listen to them.

As parents, their goals are to always do what was best for us and to do anything and everything to help us reach our goals. When Max was behaving badly and causing havoc in the house, he was sent up into his room. He most likely felt a little confused and a little bothered by the way his mother yelled at him. Escaping to another world seemed to be the way that Max dealt with the situation. Just like Max, when we get frustrated or angry, we tend to have our own ways to escape. Whether it’s blasting music into your ears, or even punching walls, everyone has their way to cope with their current situations. Max realized that even though his mom yelled at him, he knew that his mom would always be supportive of him even when he was being a crazy

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Facing things head on is a challenge for many people. Some issues have to do with confidence, or the fear that you are going to do something that would embarrass you. In Max’s situation, he dealt with the problem of not facing his problems head on. When he was sent up to his room by his mother, rather than apologize, Max was holding all the anger in. This caused him to travel to where the Wild Things lived. The Wild Things helped Max realize that in every situation, you must face your challenges head on and that is when Max started missing his mother, “And Max the king of all wild things was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all” (Sendak 29). Know realizing that he wanted to go back home, he said his farewells and headed home. Once he arrived home he saw that, “...into the night of his very room where he found his supper waiting for him … and it was still hot” (Sendak 37). This shows that Max knew that home is where he wanted to be, so he faced his challenge and returned home.
Where the Wild Things Are, written by Maurice Sendak, shows the self-realization journey of a boy named Max. On Max’s journey, he learned some very valuable lessons, such as realizing that his mother was just doing the best for him and that sending him to his room triggered another life lesson. His journey to the Wild Things made him realize that you need your family and by facing your challenges head on, you will always be rewarded. So, whenever we think our parents are being irrational, we need to remember that they love us, support us, and would do anything for us.