In the short story, “Excerpt from Katerinas Wish” by Jeannie Mobley, main character Trina’s mood changed from disappointed at the beginning of the story to astonished towards the end. For example at the start of the passage Trina’s mood was disappointed because in the text it states “Papa had dreamed of a thriving farm where we would live well. He had imagined acres of green fields, not the dry, barren hills of southern Colorado. He had imagined fresh air and sunshine, the bounty of the fertile land filling our larder and our pockets. Instead he spent long days underground, toiling in the unwholesome air of a coal mine. And even with all this laundry Momma took on, our pockets stayed empty and our larder was never full” this represents that