Ragged Dick is about a man who saves a little boy from drowning. The boy's father is willing to reward him with money, but Dick didn't want it. He was given to a new suit and a well paying job. My agenda item for Ragged Dick is that I liked how he was given a job, so he could earn a living and use the money to give himself a better life. I think that it was right of James Rockwell to help Dick get on his feet, without just giving him money for what he had done.
Posted by Kayla Lukacs at November 3, 2004 09:47 PMI agree with your opinion that James Rockwell was right by helping Dick get on his feet. I think that in todays society there are so many people that assume that they will get everything from people.
Posted by: Jen Sherbo at November 3, 2004 10:26 PMI also think that it was was really nice of James Rockwell to help Dick out. I mean it's not really realistic now a days.
Posted by: Ashley Neil at November 4, 2004 02:44 AMthe story was cool but it was weird. Good things come to those who work hard and do good things :)
Posted by: Mary Bonner at November 4, 2004 10:14 AMHe wasnt getting paid for doing work. He was getting paid for saving a life. Something that no amount of money can ever replace. So i believe that just paying money for saving a life, also not necessary is the smallest of favors.
Posted by: Brian at November 5, 2004 04:56 PMI think that it was really nice of James Rockwell to help out Dick. Dick saved his sons life, but he really had no criteria that the job would ask for. I don't think it's fair that Dick got the job, for the simple reason that someone else that knew how to do the job might have lost the job just because Dick got it.
Posted by: Heather CHicotella at November 5, 2004 09:15 PM