ared for success but that means that I have to be prepared for failure too. (Mercier) Silverstein is right when he states “if you believe the good ones you have to believe the bad ones too.” (Mercier) The reviews are not always what they should be. I feel that Silverstein’s choosing not to read the reviews has influenced the way he writes. If he would take into account that a person does not like what he has written and it is his personal favorite, it would very much effect his writing style. To write something and know someone loves it means the world compared to reading a review and finding out someone, who does not matter, dislikes your work. The book The Giving Tree was one of Shel Silverstein’s most honored works. The book however developed much controversy behind it. The book is about a tree that gives all she can to a boy that loves her. The boy takes all he can from the tree until it has nothing left to give. The boy then gives back to the tree all he can give. The boy and the tree love each other. Many reviews have been written against the book. Many have said that it promotes something unnatural and not fit for the child’s mind. I feel the book is a great example of giving. The book contains good intentions and should not be taken the wrong way. It is a children’s book and imagination is key with children. Shel Silverstein states, I have an ego, I have ideas, I want to be articulate, to communicate but in my own way. People who say they create only for themselves and don’t care if they are published…I hate to hear talk like that. If it’s good, it’s to good not to share. That’s the way I feel about my work. (Mercier)I feel what Silverstein has said clearly relates to the book, The Giving Tree. Silverstein did not take his book off the shelf because some bad reviews. He did not care about...
