Literary essay
In order to find happiness and love, you must be able to be open to change. If a person is not open to change then they will not be able to compromise when they find someone to love. In the story ‘’Shells’’ by Cynthia Rylant the two main characters must change in order to find happiness and love. Michael begins the story as a lonely kid who needs a connection with someone or something. In the story Michael lost the two most important people in his life, therefore had to go live with his Aunt Esther who was content living alone. The story says, ‘’Oh, he was lonely. Even six months after their deaths, he still expected to see his parents…’’ This shows that Michael does not want to accept the fact that his parents are no longer a part of his life. Also in the story, it says that Aunt Esther is just being loyal to her family by taking Michael in. This is important to notice because now Michael was living with a person who did not love him and was not wanting to raise a teenage boy. It was obvious to Michael that Aunt Esther had nothing in common with him.
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This is giving us information on how she lives alone and now that Michael has come into her life she doesn’t know how to show him love. In the story it says she said she knew he must grieve for his parents, but why punish her. This shows that aunt esther doesn’t really care if Michael is sad. If Aunt Esther could feel love and compassion, then maybe she would understand why Michael is so sad and lonely after the death of his parents. For instance Aunt Esther is always on her phone and never talks to Michael when he comes home from school. This shows that Aunt Esther doesn’t acknowledge Michael which makes him feel more sad and alone than he already