Saving Grace “Saving Grace”- Brooke Whaley Characters: Emma and Grace, both 17 year old girls Setting: The high school lobby, Grace is leaning against the wall with an envelope in hand. Grace: Please god, please god, please *Grace whispered under her breath as she slowly opens the envelope* *Emma walks into the lobby just as Grace lets out a cry and slumps down the wall onto the floor* Emma: Are you okay? *She yells to Grace as she runs across the lobby* Grace: *Looking up she sees a beautiful girl rubbing her back and softly trying to calm her* I didn't get into Ohio state, *Grace cries*, what am i supposed to do now? Emma: Oh… I understand. I didn't get into my top pick either. You see my dad is UCLA alumni and it was always his dream …show more content…
How did her mom pass away? Mrs. Adkins: Well, Emma’s mother found herself in a dark place. Sometimes people find themselves lost and they don't find themselves finding a way out. Emma: *Tears ran down her face* You mean Graces mom left her because she wanted to? How could a mother ever do that to their child Mrs. Adkins: Graces mother had been depressed for a long time. Sometimes people feel as if they just don't belong. Grace really doesn't have any friends and I'm worried about her. Emma: She didn't get into Ohio State *Emma whispered*. Thank you Mrs. Adkins but I have to go *Emma ran down the halls, searching stairways, the cafeteria, and classrooms before finding Grace crying in a bathroom* Emma: I didn't realize Grace: Its none of your business Ms. Perfect! We didn't all grow up in mansions, with perfect little family’s. Emma: My family was never perfect grace, we had our issues just as any other family. When my mom was diagnosed with cancer…. *Emma began to cry* Grace: We must look like a pair in the women's bathroom crying about our family’s and college rejections *Grace began to laugh* Emma: How about you come by this afternoon, maybe you could help me break the UCLA news to my dad Grace: Sounds like a plan. Ill see you around 7 *The girls hug and exit the
Grace is a very sweet and sensitive girl. She made some mistakes herself, but because of her foster parents she got through the tough parts. In Far From the Tree written by Robin Benway, she created a character that had a child in highschool and Her little girl was adopted and has a better life than what Grace could have offered her. Once Grace got told she had a sister named Maya she bursted into joy. Her heart was beating out of her chest when she was emailing Maya to meet up. When Maya replied with an answer Grace was ecstatic, but at the same time she did not know what to think. The moment when she saw the answer was ¨yes¨ she ran downstairs to tell her parents. Her whole life was now different because she had a relief that she had someone
“I can’t wait till I get to see mom again” Cole said “But I am not looking forward to try to fit back in”
Using the block method I will illustrate the differences and similarities of Connie’s character verses her sister June’s character from the story where are you going, where have you been. The story is about a protagonist fifteen year old girl called Connie who is living in her rebellious adolescent stage. She does not enjoy the fact that she is living with her family and most of the time she lets her mind wander into daydreaming spending time with the boys. Connie’s tenacious nature makes her almost argue with her mother about every little issue. Her older sister June who is twenty four on the other hand gets along well with her mother and she is considered the better of the two, June is an obedient hardworking lass who works as the secretary at Connie’s high school . She is tranquil in nature and does her chores with no fuss at all. Connie’s mother plays an important role on the story to bring out Connie’s character, she is envious of Connie’s beauty and her youthful nature. Connie’s dad on the other hand is more of a workaho...
This quote from the story explains what was troubling Lizabeth. As a child her mother wasn't around often...
“Stef Foster and Lena Adams, a lesbian couple, have a family of adopted, biological, and foster children. Mariana and Jesus are adopted 15 year old twins and Brandon is Stef's 16 year old biological son from a previous marriage. Everything is going normal in the house. Until Callie and Jude arrive. 16 year old Callie Jacob and her 12 year old brother, Jude, have been to many different foster homes. But when they get placed with the Fosters, things begin to happen. In this series, the Fosters will deal with many different issues including, hook ups, break ups, romances, and important life lessons.” - Imob
“Well, Alice, my father said, if it had to happen to one of you, I’m glad it was you and not your sister” (57). Even though Alice was the victim of the horrid crime, she had to stabilize her own emotions, so that she could help her sister cope with this tragedy. Throughout Alice’s childhood, Jane struggled with alcoholism and panic attacks. “I wished my mother were normal, like other moms, smiling and caring, seemingly, only for her family” (37).
By the time I got home, my brother had already arrived and was enthusiastically recounting the day’s events to my mom, who had obviously been crying. When he finally stopped carrying on, my mom told me to sit down and then she told me. I will never forget her exact words or even the way she said them. “Megan committed suicide today.” I stared blankly at her, I knew she had to be lying, she had to be wrong, Megan would never do that. We had been too good of friends for too long, I knew her too well. Megan was always happy, she always had a joke to tell. She had such a bright future, she was an excellent athlete and it seemed as though she succeeded in everything she tried.
The Wrights home was a poor, lonely type of home. The trees that surround the house grew in a sad state. The road that led up to the farm was an unoccupied path. Minnie Wright is the woman who lives on these lonely grounds. She is friendless and mostly keeps to herself. There is no one for her to talk to, her husband died recently, thus, she lives out her life as an outcast. In hindsight, Mrs. Hale, a woman who knows Mrs. Wright, explains to her friend, “'But I tell you what I do wish, Mrs. Peters I wish I had come over sometimes when she was here I wish– I had.’ I [too] wish I had come over to see Minnie sometimes.’” Since no one takes the time out of their busy schedules to visit Mrs. Wright, Minnie feels unwanted.
“Ok thanks”James sounding sad.Him and his mom leave the hospital and on the way home the car was silent.
Yeats speaks of her 'glad grace' (l.5) as her willingness to help and serve her family. Many people a...
Grace’s many siblings and weak-willed mother caused the need for her to develop strong independence in order for her survival. She is born in a poor family of many siblings with a submissive mother and an abusive father. Grace is the oldest among her many siblings, that remain in the house and within contact, which resulted in her having many responsibilities. Dr. Jordan would often hold conversation sessions with Grace in order to find out her connection to the murder of her employer and the head servant of the house. Their talks mainly consist of Grace retelling her life. During one of Grace’s flash backs, she remembers: “This was when our father began to tell me that I was almost a grown woman […], it was time I went out into the world to earn my own bread, […]”(Atwood 146). At...
First, in the beginning of the story someone was on the phone that cared for Emily, told her mother “I wish you would manage the time to come in and talk with me about your daught...
“Good luck with that,” Daniel's voice slightly sarcastic and he turned back around, going back to his sketchbook. Daniel hoped she would leave, abandon her quest to find a book in the Special Collection gallery and go back to her dorm, leaving him alone in his own thoughts once
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He was sent to jail when she was young because of all the abuse. Now years later, she is notified that her father is being released from jail and Grace’s world comes crashing down around her. She struggles with her pregnancy and she also struggles with the adolescents at the group home. Specifically, Jessica, because she can relate to her the most. Because she never had proper counseling and didn’t address how she was feeling, it proved to be too much for her.