Missed Chances

Chapter Eight: Sisters and Brothers

Term: Compound Sentence

       Le Ly  knows that the ". . .past for everyone is full of missed chances.  Surviving to understand them, if not to set them straight, is one of the things that makes the next breath worth taking".  I believe that this quote tells readers that everyone's past is filled with things that they regret or did not do and fulfilling those chances and understanding what happened is what makes life worth living.  Le Ly knew that Anh regreted not being a father to his son Hung when he had the chance, but he was trying to understand and make right that part of his life.  This relates to the movie Letters to Juliet. There was an old woman who regretted leaving her true love when she was younger, and an American woman finds that woman's unanswered "letter to Juliet"--one of thousands of letters left at Juliet's Verona courtyard, which are usually answered by "secretaries of Juliet"-- and together they go on a quest to find the old woman's lover.  This is a story about a journey to set the chance that was never taken straight.  The woman regretted not staying with the one she loved, and she ultiimately tried to make it right.  This compound sentence shows people that trying to make something that they regret right is a chance worth taking.  The regret that people are filled with can be taken away if they try to fix it.  "Don't let the past steal your present" -Cherralea Morgan