Literary Analysis Essay - Alistair MacLeod's short story, "To Everything There Is a Season"

As human beings, we are changing each and every moment as we are introduced to new ideas, values and challenges by our surroundings. In Alistair MacLeod's short story, "To Everything There Is a Season", the author depicts the anxieties and reservations of the narrator's transition between childhood and the adult world. This story also allows the reader to understand the importance of change in one's life. The story is set on Christmas Day and the …

…up is a valid example of this particular segment of human nature. Still, as human beings, we have the ability to rationally analyze a situation. As philosopher Heraclites wrote more than 2500 years ago, "Everything flows and changes", and "You cannot step in the same river twice." Therefore, why should one be forever grieving for the losses which come with all changes, when we can embrace the future with the same amount of enthusiasm and anticipation?