Journal Two: Trent Swisher

My name is Trent Swisher. I was born, raised, and still currently living in Marion, Ohio. I absolutely love writing and I had a love for it ever since I was able to write. I write short stories, speeches, poems, and so much more in my free time. Writing is something I love and since I've always been a very reserved type of person, I leaned towards writing to make myself heard. For example, I wrote and submitted a class poem and out of all THREE submissions, I was chosen. I was able to go up on stage at graduation and share my poem with everyone. That's a feeling I'll never forget. A fun fact about me is I'm a server at Ponderosa here in town, come request me as a server if you'd like!

My girlfriend Madison and I at my graduation ceremony.

In A Long Way Gone, the theme that stood out to me the most in chapter four was friendship and loyalty. Regardless of all that was happening, from being chased by the rebels and traveling throughout villages, the six boys stuck together through it all. They didn't leave one another behind and they tried their best to help each other and to ensure their safety. I feel like this is important because loyal friendships such as those are a great thing to have and I think it's something we could learn from.