The story of Leo Buscaglia is an inspiration to many people across the world. The concept of fully functioning humans has manifested in the lives of many people. In his concept of being fully human, the motivational speaker alludes to certain elements that can be classified as living a lifestyle entirely and exercising its mandate with the fullness it deserves. He asserts that many people are normally observers of life rather than participators. The author puts to use his artistry and cynical style of analogy to offer the live audience an anecdote of living fully as human. In his view, it is hypocritical to think that someone with gloom can offer joy. In the stun expression, the speaker asserts that it is imperative to acknowledge the sense of self-realization, joy, and purpose driven on esteem (Leo Buscaglia). Many people have been impressed by the mannerism exhibited by Leo Buscaglia in his speech that earned him so many plaudits.
During his speech, he gives the audience the sense of living and the consciousness of time. He refers to death as a positive force that always reminds people of their limited time in this world (Leo Buscaglia). He annotates the persona of an affectionate, ebullient, and a very passionate human who in all fairness has a relentless urge to connect with other people. He relates to the audience in characteristically ebullient ways. His message of love for life is critical for the audience as it offers them a new lease of life and a completely different view of life. He comically alludes to sets of short stories to get his message into the minds of the audience. Through the exploration of verbal artistry, Leo depicts himself as a man occupied in his world of realism and life that is fully lived without minding other people’s businesses. He talks about love as the cornerstone of being fully human. He narrates how humans sometimes take life so serious that they even forget what it means to laugh. He further annotates that it is paramount for every human to observe the rule of joy and humor. As he talks about life being on a routine, he ponders the ghosts of being partial humans by submitting to the seriousness that serves as an injustice to the art of living fully as human (Leo Buscaglia). As the author draws his points through the use of simultaneous parallelism, the author reinforces himself as a fully human persona. He depicts his name as an epitome of love, peace, and joy. As he takes pride in his fully human persona, use deploys expressive phonology and intensifiers to justify his notion of living life as fully. He warns the audience never to envy anyone as they should deem themselves like magic. The character analogy of the story is synonymous to individual characters in the book, Winesburg, Ohio. The story depicts an old man and a narrator who lives with difficulty due to his age. However, he prides himself on the fear of losing his life, and that acts as motivation to him and gives him the extra urge to enjoy life.
Given Leo Buscalia’s speech on being fully human, it is clear that individual characters have been depicted as fully human beings while some are portrayed as imperfect humans. Below is a view of certain characters in connection to Leo Buscaglia’s story. As asserted in Leo’s narrative and short stories, the art of living fully as a human is a culmination of selflessness and joy.
The old writer is depicted in the story as a persona who attempts to extract joy in his life amidst a plethora of challenges and the overwhelming fear of the unknown. It is imperative that the writer is trying to find happiness while living with the fear of heart attack (Anderson 4). However, his worries of the uncertain timeline of death give him the necessary motivation to have the feeling of being more alive. The old writer feels young inside despite his old age. The age does not seem to bother him, and as he struggles to have the view of the neighborhood through the raised window, he deems it appropriate to have his bed also adjusted to match the level of the house window (Anderson 4). In the view of his actions and mannerism, as portrayed in his artistic persona, the old writer is living his life as a fully human. In connection with Leo Buscaglia’s theory of fully human, it is clear that the old writer has lived beyond his agonies and had the view of life with excitement. In spite of the difficulties he faces in life, he attempts every day to enjoy the view of the universe. He is living with an undisputable passion that makes him described as a young woman.
The description often gives him the dynamism and the zeal of a persona that has put aside his calamities to live a full life positively. The comparative nature of his style to that described by Leo in the narrative pits and epitomizes a character that wallows in abject despair but does not give any damn about it. He figures out numerous grotesque figures in his dreams while having a nap on the raised bed ((Anderson 8). His mind is occupied with the thoughts of his happy moments and tender age when he enjoyed love as many women were affectionate about him. The depiction of the character as someone who enjoyed a life full of love in his prime is synonymous to Leo’s thesis of being fully human. The figurative approach of his illusive lifestyle embodies the feeling of having joy at certain points in life and the dreams of grotesque procession overwhelming his mind while sleepy. He illuminates the beauty in truth that makes him have concocted view of life.
The carpenter is a persona who finds petite excitement in life. Coming from the tragedies of the Civil War, his mind is consumed by the tragic demise of his brother at Andersonville Prison (Anderson 6). Often portrayed as the initial grotesque character in the story, the carpenter cries ridiculously about his gone brother. In contrast to Leo’s narrative of being fully human, it is uncharacteristic of people who are fully human only to wallow in agony and fail to find the purpose for living. As demonstrated in this persona, the thoughts of sorry occupy and override the sense of merry in him. He is clearly living partially as human. Leo’s view of life does not seem to be manifested in the individual. He finds no sense of humor in life and the tears of sorry rolls down his cheeks with reckless abandon.
George Willard’s quest to find happiness and love and instill hope in people who live without the positive view of tomorrow earns him the heroic persona of the book. He is loved and very popular in Winesburg where he had worked as a reporter before the untimely agony befell his mother (Anderson 25). The love he finds is a clear testament to the attempts to live as fully human. In Leo’s assertion, love, peace, and joy are characteristic of human happiness and thus should be embraced by all. He questions why people should fear agony and declares that his view of misfortune is very positive, and he only extracts a message from them.
Conclusion
The ways of life of many characters in the book, Winesburg, Ohio are materially embodied in Leo Buscaglia’s narrative. It is evident that many characters are captives of their agonies and imaginary world in pursuit of realities. Many are seen to be living as partially functioning humans as portrayed in the persona of Elizabeth Gillard, the carpenter, and Wing Biddlebaum. However, the old writer is an old man who defies the odds to be a fully functioning human. As ascribed in the Leo’s narrative, he finds happiness despite the insurmountable agonies in his life. George Gillard equally lives like a fully functioning human by finding love and happiness within Winesburg. The personas as depicted in the essay are testament to the manifestation of Leo Buscaglia’s concept in the lives of people.
Work Cited
Leo Buscaglia. "Leo Buscaglia - The Art of Being Fully Human (2 of 4)." YouTube. YouTube. Web. 02 Mar. 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP8uPjFyOfc
Anderson, Sherwood. Winesburg, Ohio. Electron. 4-56. Print.
