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The Monkey Garden Analysis

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Readers of The Monkey Garden view the short story in many different ways. They interpret the monkey and the monkey garden as many different things. The monkey garden physically stays the same, but changes from the narrator 's mental aspect from the beginning to the end of the story. Interpretations on what exactly the monkey actually represents varies. Youth and innocence represent the best symbols of what the monkey really is from the point of view of the story .
A young girl narrates the story about herself. She grows up in a lower class area, with not many toys or other privileges around. This explains why the monkey garden, which is actually just a run down old place with flowers and junkyard cars seems …show more content…

The monkey represents youth and innocence and the people that left with the monkey represented the narrator 's friends. Sally acted like a grown up adult, and the narrator was still stuck in her youth. This is shown in the story when her friends turn more interested in talking to the boys rather than playing games with just girls like they use to. The monkey caused embarrassment to the narrator because she still wanted to act like a young girl and not not kiss boys like her friend Sally. “And it was then we took over the garden we had been afraid to go into when the monkey screamed and showed its yellow teeth,” this quote shows when the boys and other adult activities occurred in the garden the narrator did not want to go to and be a part of the garden or any of its non-youth …show more content…

At the end of the The Monkey Garden most people felt sorry for the young girl that was an outcast because she did not want to grow up. However, the narrator must learn that things changed and people change too. She needs to realize her friends are growing up and hanging with boys is acceptable. She must learn that perspectives change throughout life and not everything stays the same. The Monkey Garden won 't always be a safe magically place. Finally she must realize that being mature comes at different rates and she must not have her friends rush her into growing up and changing her style. These are valuable lessons the narrator can learn from and grown off of her troubles in the The Monkey

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