Miniver Cheevy. That's a pretty odd name isn't it? It sounds sounds very historical, like a renaissance painter of some sort. Hmm... well thats something to think about.

Anyway, Miniver Cheevy reminds me of a lot of people today! Many people today, mostly teenage girls, have classified themselves as being born in the wrong century aswell. You ever see those girls wearing the super high wasted, ripped jean shorts? Or the overalls? Well aren't those from like the 80's or something? Many of the girls who wear those today claim that the style back then was so much better and that they themselves were "born in the wrong century." Unlike Miniver Cheevy, these girls have taken matter into their own hands. They have changed the way the have dressed, their outlook on life, and so much more in order to live the life they feel they were meant to live. I can almost gurantee that if Miniver Cheevy would have just tweaked some of the details in his life, he would have been A LOT happier.

Why is Robinson showing us a character that "wept that he was ever born"? For me, it is real simple. The first time I read this sentence I was like, "Oh that sucks. Who would ever wish not to be born? You must have to be pretty unhappy to have those kinds of feelings." And then it clicked. Robinson is telling us that if you settle for being unhappy, then odds are you are not to stoked to get up every morning. None of the less, Robinson is telling us to get up off our butts and do something if we are unhappy! Don't just sit there and let life pass you by! You are the author of your own story, and if you don't start filling in the pages, then YOUR life is going to be blank and empty forever!