A Pawn-tastic Project!

The projects were all amazingly presented but I enjoyed how Charlie related his given object of a pawn to himself as well as his deep interpretation. Life can be a game such as chess played by the cleverest competitors controlling and destroying anyone who may step in their way. A pawn is seen as the lowest ranked player in this endless board game, which cannot jump more than two rows, such as an intern who cannot make a great advance on the job very quickly. Charlie used critical thinking to position himself as this little plastic game piece, persuaded by his parents on which moves to make concerning his present lifestyle as well as future aspirations. They rule his every thought and simply give him orders to be who they expect him to be. All individuals face this dilemma to decide between what standards, established by parents, peers, as well as elders, must be met and what moves must be independently made. Charlie used this reality to create a mental image of what it looks like to go through during the years leading up to adulthood. I was captured by his judgment of what a pawn is believed to be and his relation and response to it. Checkers is one game which I always personally thought seemed similar to chess, however the main difference is in checkers titles do not matter. As in the game, a follower can become a leader in his or her own life. I extremely enjoyed his project and I honestly believe he expressed great critical thinking skills.