Pat Conroy Essay, Research Paper

Pat Conroy was an author who grew up in South

Carolina.His works were influenced by his life and

experiences which occurred from when he was young to

the present time. He attended Beaufred High School

with a good buddy,Bruce Harper. They did many things

together from playing golf to swimming.

It seemed as though he was very close to his

mother,Peggy as he talked about her much more than he

mentioned his father. He told about things she enjoyed

such as living near the shore to collect seashells and her

fear of hurricanes.She was not much into socializing with

other people,but never felt isolated due to the flow of

humanity which occurred at the golf course they lived

next to.

Pat’s first trip to Fripp Island, on the shoulder of

the Atlantic Ocean, was during the summer of his 15th

year. Marine Kernel and his son took him on a fishing trip

there. Pat’s mother died in 1984 while living in Fripp. The

views of the sea, waves,and light all symbolized his

mother. He felt that nature was a way of approaching

god.He bought a house on the lagoon to observe wildlife

which influenced his writing.He wrote about the salty

marsh, the beach, and animals. He always tries to inhabit

the soul of things before writing about them and as a

result the way he has lived pays off in his success today.