Analyzing Narrative

I first came across the story of a man named Shmuel Tatz on a stroke of dumb luck after clicking the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button on Google. It brought me to the NY Physical Therapist website with a testimonial written by a woman named Christa Ludwig in her memoir In My Own Voice. Ludwig tells the story of her old friend, Tatz, and his desire to move to New York to practice physical therapy. I was immediately drawn to his story and set about researching more about the so called “best hands on physical therapist.”

Tatz works with a hands on approach to his work and claims his success is based mainly off of hard-work and his willingness to be different in the field. I watched a number of YouTube videos and was intrigued by the real stories of many of his clients. By including success stories in his videos, he’s truly able to emphasize his successes in his work. His passion is also evident in his videos. Although he’s kind of quirky, he always seems excited, which makes me more excited about the possibility of a future in this career. Overall, what got me was the realness of his videos. Using real life people and hearing him talk about his love of his craft was truly effective in getting me interested in his story.