An Analysis Of Adah's The Night Of The Ants

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We get to see how having a traumatic experience can really alter someone and even the way they view their life. "If they chanced to look down and see me struggling underneath them, they saw that even the crooked girl believed her own life was precious".(306) Adah's view of the world is completely shaken in this part of the book. This is due to the experience with the ants caused her to lose her trust in her mother. Adah is severely troubled by this horrifying event, feeling that her mother has shown that she values Ruth May's life more than hers. The night of the ants had a huge impact on Adah's worldview.We get to see how having a traumatic experience can really alter someone and even the way they view their life. "And if they chanced