Deep And Dark And Dangerous Aly Quotes

Growing to become friends with a past enemy is always difficult. Anyone could probably relate to what Ali, the main character in Deep and Dark and Dangerous by: Mary Downing Hahn is going through if they have tried that, but somehow Ali manages to pull it off, even though her enemy is rude, obnoxious, and best friends with her cousin, who she has to babysit the whole summer! Throughout the novel, Ali learns to like Sissy and befriend her by giving her something she always wanted and spending more time with her.

The first way Ali grows to like Sissy is by spending more time with her. Since Sissy is always showing up Ali is forced to spend more time with her. Although Ali is un-happy about it, she eventually grows to like Sissy, and when it is time for Sissy to leave, she feels “an unexpected twinge of sadness” (158). Then Ali quotes “I was getting used to having Sissy around. Now that I knew so much about her, it was easier to put up with her sadness and anger”(158) This reveals that spending more time with Sissy actually shifted Alis feelings toward Sissy. Ali was getting used to having her around, and when

Sissy saw Ali and Emma sympathize for a bird that had died and was jealous because she was a ghost, and that was what she had always wanted. Sissy says to Ali “ ‘I want to be buried in the graveyard where the angel is. Is that too much to ask?’ ‘Of course not, You should be there, it’s where you belong’’ (171). This shows that Sissy really wants a burial because she is so lonely. Ali is sorry for her and, honestly a bit frightened of her, but still plans a burial, even though she realizes will miss Sissy’s company, but she knows it is what Sissy has always desired most. In return, sissy gives Emma the doll she always wanted which makes Ali happy because she wants emma to be happy. This gesture of giving a proper burial helps them develop a steady