A Summer’s Reading – Bridging Text & Context: read the following quotation

1. Read the following text:

The way we see ourselves as people, to a large extent, is the result of influences on us as young children and teenagers. Our experiences with others, such as teachers, friends, neighbors, and family significantly influence this self-image.”

Make a connection between this quotation and the story.

2. In an interview he once gave, Bernard Malamud said: “Many first-generation Americans, like me, valued education as a path to opportunity for themselves and their children.”

How can this quotation relate to the story?

3. The American author Mark Victor Hansen once said: “There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions in life. So what! Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger, more self-confident and more successful.”

How does this quotation connect to the story?