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Charles 1Jessie CharlesHonors English 127 July 2009Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog Non-Fiction had never been a genre that had appealed to me until I read
Marleyand Me.
Facts about certain people who were famous or had done something courageousreally bored me. Although,
Marley and Me
is a Non-fiction book, reading about a doggrowing up with his master and his family couldn’t have been sweeter. As it being a non-fiction book, making it real, made it all the more special. I chose the book 
Marley and Me
 because dogs have always been animals that are close to my heart and reading about areal family with a crazy, chaotic, clumsy, but also caring, loving, and funny dog really is agreat book.The book is about a man named John Grogan who is a columnist for a newspaper.He and his wife are looking for a dog and they come across an ad for a litter of yellow lab puppies. They end up getting one and naming him Marley after the famous reggae singer Bob Marley. The book tells the story of both Marley and John’s family growing up. In the book John and his family are put in some tough situations like having to leave Marley athome with a sitter while there was a thunder storm and he tore the house apart. The book talks about how he loves to eat mangos and likes to go for walks and never liked to obey.Even though in the book a lot of people would say he was the world’s worst doghe had some soft sides to him. If someone in the family were to ever get sick he wouldCharles 2
 
never leave their side. He was protective over the ones he loved but also kind to everyonehe would meet, meaning he intended on meeting everyone whether it meant a lick in theface or a giant bear hug knocking you down on your back. Trying to teach Marleycommands would be a waste of time but loving him would be one the greatest decisionsof your life.The reason I really chose to read this book is because reading about a disobedientdog can really make you appreciate what you have. It can teach you that know matter how crazy your dog may seen it doesn’t really matter as long as it loves you. So Marleyand non-fiction really have a lot in common. They both can teach you different thingsabout life, facts, and a different way to look at things. Reading this book has made merealize that even though sometimes non-fiction may seem boring, it can really teach yousomething that you never thought you would learn from it, kind of like Marley.The moral of this book is like John Grogan said, "What I really wanted to say washow this animal had touched our souls and taught us some of the most important lessonsof our lives, a person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marleytaught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing themoment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things- a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old andachy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me aboutfriendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty” (Grogan 289).Reading this book has really changed my aspect on dogs and even though they aredifferent from humans or books they can still teach us something.
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