Good Habits

" Good habits help improve our physical, emotional, and/or financial health.
Select one of your good haits and write an essay to make that habit a part of
their lives."

A good habit that I have is reading books when I am bored instead of watching
television. I have read many books this month like, Hidden Talents, True
Talents, Buried Talents, I Am Legend, Night, House of the Scorpion, and Zombie
Butts from Uranus. The most interesting book that I read this month is called
Metamorphosis, which is about a man who transformed into a beetle and can no
longer support his needy family. The key to understanding this book is knowing
why the main character, Gregor, feels guilty.


In the book, Metamorphosis, Gregor feels guilty because he can no longer
financially support his family due to his metamorphosis into a giant, beetle-like
insect. Before Gregor's metamorphosis, he was a salesman who used almost all
of his money to support his mother, father, sister, and himself, who all lived in the
same house. Gregor is accustomed to providing his family with the money he
earns as a salesman and his family has a nice life because of it. Everyone
depends on him to make money because they are either too old, too young, or
too sick to work. Gregor feels that since he can't work anymore, he and his
family would have to move out of their home and it would be all his fault.


One of the events that caused Gregor's guilt was when his office manager
came by their house to see why Gregor wasn't at work and his family had to
dissuade the manager from firing Gregor. He felt guilty because he could be at
work and his family wouldn't have to go through so much trouble if he hadn't
transformed into an insect. Gregor also felt guilty when he prevented his sister
and mother from removing his picture frame that was on the wall of his room by
sticking his stomache to the glass of the frame. By doing that, he caused his
mother to faint from his appearance. Gregor bcame even more guilty because
he caused his family alot of stress.


Before Gregor's metamorphosis into a giant beetle, he gets along well with his
family. Since his transformation, most of his family seemed to be disgusted and
somewhat afraid of Gregor, even though he was still the same person they once
knew. Gregor's father is always injuring him in some way like he is upset with
Gregor. He caused one of Gregor's legs to go limp and also embedded an apple
in his back. Gregor's sister is disgusted at Gregor's appearance, but is very
close with Gregor and helps him alot while he is in that state. Gregor's mother
can't stand the sight of him but still attempts to see Gregor even though the rest
of the family doesn't want her to. Gregor's metamorphosis has greatly affected
his family which is why Gregor feels guilty.


Reading interesting books like this one will greatly improve your emotional
health. It wll do so by relieving stress so that you will not worry about all of your
problems. It will also improve your financial health because you can just read
books and educate yourself rather than watching horrible television shows like
Jersey Shore, which will save you lots of money on electricity bills, and maybe
even cable bills. Reading these kinds of books can encourage you to go outside
and excersize if you read an inspirational book about weight loss or something of
that nature. Reading books in my spare time is a big part of my life and it should
be a big part of yours too.