Sal’s story. “SLAM!” I hear the door close and I remembered my mom went to the airport. For three weeks I felt like sal when her mom left.
Sal did not want to talk to her or about her, she tried to avoid her at all costes. But when she retuned to her hometown after the passing of Gram she felt happy again a empty place in her heart was
It was almost as if they had left their strength with him, to help him on his journey.” Another example is “ So he had to shake the fear of to continue the journey” These examples prove that Salva was determined because he knew that his family would want him to make the trip.
You’re ever so brave’ “ (12). Creech insists that Phoeber affects Sal by the way she is thought of, affecting her story and personality affects how the readers think of Phoebe or how Phoebe or Sal think about each other. “She invited me to her house”
In the novel Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech the main character Sal is changed by both internal and external forces. An internal force that changes Sal is on page 35 when Sal states “ One day about two weeks after she had left, I was standing against the fence watching a newborn calf wobble on its thin legs. It tripped and wobbled and swung its big head in my direction and gave me a sweet look ‘Oh!’ I thought I am happy at this very moment in time.”’
He was pulled down underwater, being saved from being killed because the person who held him down got shot instead, he also was lucky enough to not be attacked by crocodiles. Salva’s luck and smart choices have helped him, but a main factor in his survival is Salva’s persistence. Through the desert, through the camp, and struggling when his uncle died, Salva's persistence made him stronger, better, and smarter. This driving factor helped Salva survive and thrive in the story and taught him to not give up and lose hope. We see many examples like this, one of them is after Salva's uncle died, his persistence still drove him to survive, making him go even longer and faster while walking across the desert.
She watched her mother die slowly and she watched her dad struggle to take care of her. As a young kid or even as an adult watching the person who is supposed to raise you and teach about love, and everything you need to know in life will greatly affect what type of person you turn into. One of the most heartbreaking things you can go through as a child is watching your mother slowly die and then watching your father struggle to take care of her and provide for the family. Ida went through a lot, her mom was sick and then her mom’s sister Clara came to help out and caused a lot of drama in the family. All the fighting put a lot of stress on young Ida, “Mama charged Clara with sneaking into the house like an enemy, charger that she had always covered papa, berated her for taking advantage of illness to have her way” (283).
When the war started affecting Salva and his village it became apparent to him that he may never see his family again. “If I die now, I will never see my family again.” (11) This thought helped Salva strengthen and have the instinct to survive so he could see his family again, which is one of the reasons he did survive. Not only did he think he would never see his family again, but he became friends with Marial, a boy from the group he was in, who was soon taken away from him as well.
Salva’s labor shows he will do anything to survive, and nothing will stop him. Once Salva started walking, another factor of his survival kicked in, He was a very lucky young boy. Salva was very fortunate because he didn’t get shot or attacked by crocodiles. In the text it states “Stunned, Salva realized that being forced under the water had
All Sarah ’s life she was taught that slaves are not equal to whites, but she still fought for them. She stood up to anyone that was against her even her family. Sarah went out way of her and sacrificed things to save others. Throughout the novel courage helps the characters get through difficult situations.
At the beginning of the book, The Safest Lies, written by Megan Miranda, Kelsey Thomas, the main character, states that she has a mother who is very overprotective and cautious ever since she was abducted by someone when she was younger. Kelsey’s mom thinks about all the possibilities of danger, and Kelsey has adopted this trait of being cautious about everything since. Since Kelsey has adopted these fears, she is thinking, while riding home from school, about how she is still alive and nothing is going to happen to her. Meanwhile, she blacks out, and the outcome is worse than she expected. Kelsey’s car is practically falling off a cliff.
There are many other times that the reader will find an act of responsibility that Jeannette had but those were just a few that stood out in the novel. With her family being the way it was, there were two things that could have happened to Jeannette, she could have turned out like her parents or turned her life of poverty into a life of wealth. Jeannette is an inspiring author and also a motivational speaker with a story that needed to be told that wasn’t just told, but printed to hundreds of people that needed to hear her story
The Brave and Courageous Mama Having courage is not easy, but having courage can help you throughout life. After the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, I have noticed that many character have shown courage. The character I believe showed the most courage was Mama. I consider this because Mama showed many actions of courage such as risking her job to stand up for what was right, raising the kids without Papa, and when Mama had to stop the fire while protecting her children.
Thesis Statement: In the book Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech, Sal changes significantly from a lot of external forces in her life. Robin Sharma once said, “Change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.” This quote really relates to Sal because when her mother left she was a mess and it was hard for her. Later, she moved and more things changed and things happened that she didn't expect to happen.
Meanwhile, Holden is still stuck in the past. The change that is occuring in his life is affecting his current emotions and his ability to move forward. When forced with abrupt, unforeseen change, people desire to hold onto the familiar. Salinger uses the death of Holden 's family and friends to show the tragic change that he has to deal with.
