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Resilience In The Red Ment Quotes

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Resilience is an essential aspect of life, it allows people to overcome the obstacles and adversity that life throws them. In the novel The Red Tent by Diamant the theme of resilience shines throughout the story as it follows Dinah and her struggle through a horrific life filled with tragedy. The story begins by introducing us to Dinah and her parents Jacob and Leah and Jacobs's other three wives Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah. Jacob and Leah's story starts off with Jacob going to his uncle Laban in search of a wife where he meets Rachel and immediately falls in love. Leah the older sister to Rachel sees Jacob and falls in love with him on Rachel and Jacob's wedding day, Leah replaces Rachel's place and wears the wedding veil where she becomes …show more content…

Dinah had zero interaction with any other girls her age throughout her childhood. “I wanted to cry, but I realized that I was too old for that. I would be a woman soon and I would have to learn how to live with a divided heart.” This quote illustrates the resilience of women and emphasizes their ability to adapt and overcome obstacles. Dinah was born into an unfortunate family situation being the only daughter and having 10 brothers who are capable and willing to murder an entire city. Another example of Dinah's resilience is her moving away from her family after they murdered her baby daddy and his people with her mother-in-law. Dinah then gives up her child so the child doesn't know his dad was murdered by his uncles. “The painful things seemed like knots on a beautiful necklace, necessary for keeping the beads in place.” This quote is saying that although Dinah's life sort of sucked, the events that happened throughout her life hold it together and make it what it is. Probably the hardest obstacle in Dinah's life was the murder of her beloved baby daddy. “He was golden and beautiful as a

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