Jill Scott: The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours Have you ever wished to have the power to change what you had no control over? In the novel Jill Scott, The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours, Jill Scott, a young lady who must first face obstacles in order to get the life goals that she desire. Jill who at one point fell in love with nothing but words, gave her all to someone who never once thought about her. Things that Jill wished to never happen comes to life, and takes her through a stage of heartbreak and despair. Jill begins to get her life together after she move past all the things that has brought her down since the beginning. In attempt to gain control over what she wants she must first go through the stages of love, heartbreaks, and moving on. To begin, Jill believes that the way to earn someone's love is by giving up all of hers. Jill expresses her feelings for a man that she has fallen in love with even though he is not treating her the same. Jill’s mystery man goes a while without communicating with her, but Jill still puts her heart on the line. “ 10 11 12 1,2,3 o’clock no show no call November December January February March Mid-April the phone rings….I still love him.” This is an example of Jill continuing to express her …show more content…
Jill writes a letter to the man who breaks her heart pouring her thoughts out and explaining how she feels. “ You constantly break me down, cut me open and turn me inside out, Therefore, my feelings are equal to hell, Their foulness haunts me like a backed-up cesspool, Reeking of used tampons and vomit. Pain in my soul, pain in my eyes, pain on my skin, pain from all the outs. Love, Dummy.” Moments like this is when Jill wants her heartbreaker to hear how she felt and to know how much he hurt her. Jill’s heartbreak has had a major impact on her life, now she must try and move past everything that affected