Novel : DEAR MR KILMER

Based on the novel you have read, write about an event that
motivates you to become a better person.

1. Misfiring the  Stick to our principles to do

buck what is right
 Sensitive and compassionate
(towards living creatures in the
wild)
 Love for the nature

The novel that I read was ‘Dear Mr Kilmer’ by Anne Schraff.

an event that motivates me to become a better person is the
hunting scene.

At the beginning, Richard Knight, his elder brother, Gus

and their father, Pa went hunting in the winter. It was
Richard’s first time going hunting. They waited at a creek and
a young deer came to drink. Richard aimed his rifle at the
deer, but purposely missed the shot. Gus was angry and
insults Richard for purposely misfiring the dear. In addition,
Richard’s father was disappointed with Richard but did not
scold him. Pa asked why he purposely missed shooting the
buck. Richard told Pa that he had no rights to kill the animal
and Richard felt painful and sad to kill an animal. This event
motivates me to become a better person because Richard
teaches me to stick to our principles to do what is right. Even
though he was scolded and reprimanded by Gus, Richard did
not decide to shoot the deer but purposely misfired it. The
deer escaped and Richard was happy. This clearly motivates
me to be a better person as I have my own principles to follow
and not being influenced by others. In our society today, many
teenagers are influenced by others and they follow blindly
without knowing what is right or wrong.