Walt Disney by Maria C.

 

Look at peoples hard work. It may look simple, but it takes time. All the struggles count for success. Example, there’s Walt Disney, and he went through adversity. And so did other famous people. But let’s talk about Walt Disney.

To begin with, Walt had a bad early life. According to Walt, he didn’t have the best relationship with his father. He was mistreated by his father. His father was Disney Elias. His mother passed away in 1938. According to Waltdisney.org, Walt’s mother passed away at the age of 70 of a blood disorder. He liked to draw and sketch, and he would sell his art to the neighbors and family friends. He was a poor child so that was a way he gained a little bit of money. One can see he had a rough beginning.

Next, according biography.com, there as more about a rocky road to success. Walt was successful for his creation of Disney Land. Even though he was afraid of mice, he created Mickey Mouse. Walt had many failures during this time. He became bankrupt by one of his helpers. He also went through a very bad mental breakdown, a devastating strike in adulthood. And there was the loss of control over his creation, Oswald the lucky rabbit. He went through lots of thing during the making of his business that were a huge hit. He still was successful and famous all around the world.

Now to the success. Disney was an innovative animator when he created Disney Land and Mickey Mouse. He won 22 Academy Awards. Her was very successful for Mickey Mouse and the theme park Disney Land. He gave pleasure, delight, and entertainment to so many people around the world. He’s very famous and is still known to this day. He will keep on being remembered. And his creations were one of the best it brings, so many kids enjoyed them, and he knew it.

All In all, Disney suffered lots of adversity as a child and teen. He still overcame it. He was still successful and famous. There was even a golden statue made of him. He also has a theme park named after him. So, after all the adversity and failure, it was not for nothing.