Life Symbols Essay

          Symbols of a person’s life can take various forms. It may be something that the person enjoys doing, a special place to them, where they come from, or an object that is special to their life or impacted them in some way. These things can play a big part in someone’s life and can shape how they live.

One symbol of my life is the Superdome in New Orleans. One reason this is a symbol of my life because I am a big fan of the New Orleans Saints football team. I watch every game of the season. My favorite player on the team is Drew Brees and I love watching him lead the team and make great throws.

            Being a Saints fan is not the only reason that the Superdome is a symbol of my life. Another reason that I chose the Superdome to be one of my symbols is because I was born in New Orleans and moved to Baton Rouge when I was about eight years old after Hurricane Katrina. The city of New Orleans played a big part in my life. The Superdome is a big part of the city of New Orleans, so it can serve as a symbol of my life to tell where I am from.

            Another symbol of my life would have to be my first shotgun that I ever got. It was given to me by my dad on my sixth birthday. That .410 crack barrel shotgun was the best present I had ever opened at that point in my life. To this day, my favorite place to be is in the outdoors, whether it be in the woods, duck hunting in the marsh, or fishing on a lake or in the ocean. That shotgun symbolizes the introduction of the outdoors, particularly hunting, to me.

            There are two main reasons that the outdoors is a special place to me. One of those reasons is simply because I love to hunt and fish. A different reason is that most of the times I go hunt or fish, it is with my dad and my little brother. We all love it and it is a great time for us to be together and talk while we do what we all enjoy doing. Our passion for the outdoors is one of the biggest things we have in common. Most of the best memories and best times I can think of are being in the outdoors with my dad and brother.

            I guess a third symbol of my life could be a hammock. It is a comfortable place to rest and relax on a good day. This could symbolize my life because I like a generally laid-back lifestyle. I like being free for most of the time and doing things that I enjoy doing.

            The symbols I chose tell about the biggest parts of my life. They picked out the main aspects of my life so far and who I am - where I am from, what I like to do, and how I like to live my life. These little pieces of my life help portray and sum up who I am.