And There was Light was written by an adult reflecting on his childhood experience in France during the time between the two world wars. As a child, he grew up in a luxurious household; his father graduated from school, utilizing his degree to become a chemical engineer and was a kind man. His mother studied and was devoted to her work and family, she was a very understanding person when it came to her family. He did not realize as a young boy how luck he truly was. He would often spend most of his time running, ironically to a changing light formed by an intersection of three streets near his home. He grew up not believing or understanding in God, what he did not comprehend was doubt because he experienced zero problems in most of his childhood before becoming blind. He …show more content…
Jacques had terrible vision but he enjoyed running, he ran to chase any light he saw. His favorite color was green which symbolized his hopefulness he had on the world. Seen throughout the book, he would often speak about his optimistic outlook he obtained about life in general which was portrayed by his unconscious according to Freud by liking the color green. In connection to Robin Wall Kimerrer’s Braiding Sweetgrass, both authors illustrate the gratitude they have for something so little, yet means so much. Kimerrer’s vocabulary was contained of 70% verbs and 30% nouns because she believed in actively living, not letting the world pass you by. Jacques lost his sight from a classmate falling onto him from behind and having this terrible accident change him for the rest of his life, not to mention, something that probably traumatized him to some extent. He could have easily blamed others, especially that classmate for the incident that occurred that day, instead, he embraced it, he saw the world differently, in a positive light. He even thanked heaven for making him blind,