By: Michelle Obama
This was the first big autobiography I have read and I, simply put, loved it! Michelle is an amazing person, was a fantastic First Lady, and is a great author. I used to hate non-fiction, but this book totally changed my perspective.
Becoming has three parts, Becoming Me, Becoming Us, and Becoming More. My favorite of the three was Becoming Me, that part about her childhood and growing into a young woman. Honestly, I liked this part because it’s relatable and I’m in the early stages of that part of her life right now. This book finds a way to connect with everybody, young or old. 5 Lessons I Learned from This Book
You do not start out amazing, you must work for it.
When I used to think about Michelle Obama, I would imagine a powerful, amazing first lady. Now, after reading this book, I realized she started out as an average person, and she had to go through so much more than I had expected, to get in the position she is in now.
2. Attitude matters.
One of the things that I loved about Michelle Obama was her family, but one person really stood out. Her father. He was suffering the worst, he had a bad leg, but he had the BEST attitude. He was the optimist in the family and his attitude and perspective on the world positively affected how he felt about life.
3. You can make a big difference
When reading her story, I was empowered by Michelle Obama. She was a little girl growing up in a big world and now she is one of my biggest role models, and one of the world's biggest, and greatest women icons. She tried so hard and it really paid off. She is still one woman in millions, but she made a difference, and now I am convinced I can too.
4. Don’t judge a book by its cover (Or, in this story, a person by their appearance.)
I am currently learning how to play the piano and, at first, I didn’t know where “Middle C” was. Michelle was learning to play the piano from her stern aunt, Robbie Shields, or as she and her brother called her, Aunt Robbie. They had a quaint, old, piano with a chip on the “Middle C” key. She was going her first recital and right before she started to play, she realized that she didn’t know where the C was on the piano, she was so used to the little chip on the key. Her Aunt Robbie, surprisingly, came to her rescue, she had a small, proud smile on her face as she softly played the middle C key, and then walked back to the front row of the audience. Even I, was surprised that this stern, strict lady, who Michelle was afraid of, had helped her.
5. Most major events in your life have a good and bad side
When Michelle’s daughters moved into the White House, I was just like” Wow, cool, they live in the White House.” I didn’t give it much thought. But, when reading the book, I had mixed feelings, “Amazing!”, but also, “I feel kind of sorry for them..” When Malia wanted to a friend’s birthday part, the Secret Service had to fully scan it down, to make sure there were no threats. The party was delayed for a long time and some of the children and adults there were uncomfortable. The kids at school were nervous around Malia and Sasha, at first it was hard to make friends because of who their father was. Having the Secret Service follow you around, and not being able to go out for a walk with out a agent trailing you must have been hard, but there were also some perks. First, your father is the president! Second, ladies, you are living in THE WHITE HOUSE! And last, but not least, you can play a wild game of hide and seek in a house with 132 rooms!
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