Always Running: Use of figurative language

In chapter one, Luis uses metaphor to compare himself to a ball. The ball describes his mental stability. He feels like he’s bouncing one place to another. In life, you’re going to feel mentally exhausted/unstable and have no motivation. Lately, everyone I’ve encountered feels like a ball. They feel like they don’t have control over their lives. Due to their circumstances, they’ve lost motivation when it comes to everything such as school and extracurricular. Teenagers often feel this way because we are stuck between being an adult and a child. We are constantly being told how to control our own lives. We want the freedom but not the responsibility that comes along with it.