provided an outlet for the pressure he felt to support his family" ("Jim Carrey" 75).In Tennessee Williams memory play, "The Glass Menagerie," a character named Jim O'Connor plays a gentleman caller. His high-school years are in great contrast to Jim Carrey's high-school days. "In high school, Jim was a hero." "He had tremendous Irish good nature." Tom, as the narrator described him saying, "He seemed to move in a continual spotlight" (Williams 83). This character Jim was the typical storybook high-school jock: star in basketball, captain of the debate club, and president of the senior class. "...You would logically expect him to arrive at nothing short of the White House by the time he was thirty" (Williams 83). In the play, Jim O'Connor probably should have succeeded based on his high-school achievements. In actuality, Williams did the opposite and had him with a low-paying job at a warehouse. Contrarily, Jim Carrey had a completely different situation. He was obligated to drop out of high school to help his family. I think that some people who later become famous have lived through or experienced some kind of hardship in their pasts but that depends on how they are brought into this world and the situations they experience growing up. Based on what I learned about Jim Carrey's past, I would say that most people who become famous might not have outstanding high-school careers but they must have had enough intelligence to realize their passion and follow their dreams. Jim Carrey is very famous today because his acting style is very appealing to many people. His goal in life since childhood was always to be a jokester and he is renowned for it now. Jim Carrey doesn't think of himself as being famous but his fame came from desire and leaving high school was just one of the bumps along the way. He does now what he always wanted to do--make people laugh....
