Simple Gift Essay

To a significant degree, The Simple Gift written by Steven Herrick describes a number of events along a pathway of personal growth for the three main characters in this story, which are Billy, Old Bill and Caitlin. In this story Billy originally comes from an unacceptable town from a n abusive drunken, violent father. He disliked his school and had no mother, love, education and a proper home. Old Bill is a lonely, homeless, alcoholic man that lives in a carriage. Due to the death of his wife and daughter Old Bill became a man with no pride and no purpose in life. He has a home but refuses to live in it alone with no real love and family. Caitlin is nearly an 18 years old girl that has a good education and very wealthy parents. She works part time when she has no studies at MacDonald’s. She doesn’t really need to but to get out of the house and do more things. She has everything she wants in her life materially but doesn’t really want it or need it all. She lacks sense of purpose and satisfaction in her life.

In Billy’s life he had never really had a proper relationship with his family nor friends. He