I think there could be multiple things that the author could have intended to get through to the readers. She could have wanted to teach or show young adults how hard life could get under certain circumstances. She also could have meant to reveal to kids that life isn’t always nice,easy or as pretty as you might have thought it was as a little kid. The true intent of the book could very well be something completely different from both of these things. In Make Lemonade the main focus is Verna Lavaughn’s life. That includes how she is in high school working as a babysitter for a 17 year old girl named Jolly with two little kids Jeremy and Jilly. Lavaughn talks about how she is working to earn money for college ‘’That’s why that word COLLEGE is in our house all the time, it’s why I babysit, it’s why I do all homework all the time, it’s what will get me out of here.’’ (Wolff 11). Lavaughn continues to work as a babysitter because of the love she developes for jolly’s children. Even though she didn’t get paid for a while she continued to be there for Jolly and her kids ‘’ I figure I don’t even feel bad about it. Matter of fact, shopping for shoes with Mr.Jeremy is fun. I don't need to get paid to have fun.’’ (Wolff 80). …show more content…
She loses her job she had at a factory and almost got raped by her boss. She goes without a job for a while and Lavaughn even had to miss a day of school because Jolly didn’t go home for two days. The story line could be seen as a lesson to many teenagers, especially girls. Getting pregnant at 14 or 15 could change your whole life and that could be one thing the author is trying to get across to the readers. Making big decisions like that early on in life may affect it more then some people think it might. ‘’ But I never been in such a bad mess like Jolly is. I never had 2 kids and no job and the rent due.’’ (Wolff
While she might think that her plans are working, they only lead her down a path of destruction. She lands in a boarding house, when child services find her, she goes to jail, becomes pregnant by a man who she believed was rich. Also she becomes sentenced to 15 years in prison, over a street fight with a former friend she double crossed. In the end, she is still serving time and was freed by the warden to go to her mother’s funeral. To only discover that her two sisters were adopted by the man she once loved, her sister is with the man who impregnated her, and the younger sister has become just like her. She wants to warn her sister, but she realizes if she is just like her there is no use in giving her advice. She just decides that her sister must figure it out by
In conclusion, the story describes that life changes, and nothing stays the same throughout it. It is in the hands of the people to decide that how they want their life to be. They can make it as beautiful as they want to and they can also make it worse than it has ever been
...3 Lavaughn sees Jolly’s point of the story.In addition, Jolly also learns somethings from Lavaughn like that going to school is was a good idea.For example, when Jolly joined the Moms up program it made her life easier because she had more than Lavaughn to help her. She was able to take of her kids without struggling, she was able to focus on her school work, and most of all she was able to save a life.Even though Jolly and Lavaughn were opposites they were able to teach on another something in life.
...aVaughn a story about a blind lady, Jolly’s point is that you have to be careful with who you trust and that you can’t change your past. Plus, LaVaughn states,“I suddenly see the sign of her life: Nobody told me.” She also understands that Jolly didn’t get herself into her mess. Jolly learns from LaVaughn how to prioritize and that getting an education was a good idea. Jolly becomes more dedicated and responsible after she goes to school and it made her life easier. Jolly and LaVaughn may have diverse personalities, but they still learned something from each other.
Verna La Vaughn was the main character and narrator. She narrated the story as though it were her diary, which she wrote in daily. Verna La Vaughn’s personal appearance was never discussed in the story; however the reader was informed about her family life. She lived with her mother in a small apartment where they had lived for her entire life. L Vaughn’s father had died when she was a small child and had always been heavily missed by La Vaughn and her mother. La Vaughn had much respect for her single mother for putting a roof over her head and for always showing her love even when it was not easy. La Vaughn also enjoyed taking care of children. Often, she would babysit for a single mother she knew named Jolly who had two teen pregnancies as well as working at the local children’s hospital folding sheets. Her desire to help children in need was quite commendable.
In the story “Block Party” by Walter D. Mayer, the story has elements that shows the difficulties of growing up as an teenager. One way it shows is through the characters. Peaches is kind at the end of the story. After finding out about the situation J.T. and his mom were in, she decide to give them some money. Peaches gave her $200 to JT and his mom, “Big Joe got them a little place on 141 street, across from a school. It wasn't no mansion but it was cool. Then Peaches gave them her whole 200 dollars wedding gift money, which JT said he would pay back but I know he didn't have a job (150). It shows that if you did something bad without knowing, there is always a way you can fix your mistakes. Even if you can’t fix your mistake completely, it’s better to do something rather than doing nothing and
The author does not state this directly through anything in the book, but it could be an implied meaning that the author wanted the reader to understand. This book may cause the reader to realize that not all people are like them, and not all people come from a good background. Most people hide it behind a smile, but others may break down and have days where they just need to be comforted. Instead of making fun of them for being down, one could go up and help the person in need. Possibly a friend is all that they need to keep them going forward.
She is described as a “normal” teenager. She is on the honor roll, has a nice boyfriend, and is really good at playing soccer. She has her whole life ahead of her, until she decides to sleep with her boyfriend which resulted in an unwanted pregnancy. Though out the book Devon was in denial of ever being pregnant. She couldn’t believe that she could ever get pregnant “that it could happen to a girl like her.” Later on in the story Devon goes her whole pregnancy without showing or telling anyone about it until the day she gives birth in the bathroom of her house while no one is home. She then panics about what is happening and decided to throw the baby away in the garbage outside. Due to her mother’s lack of guidance and lack of sexual prevention or informational classes in school Devon got pregnant, was ashamed so she hid the pregnancy, and ended up sacrificing her life and going to a juvenile detention center that could have easily been
She instantly knew what she wanted to do with her life, but it was a matter of being able to make a livable financial income. She sincerely states, “I cleaned my friends’ houses till I could find a job, I rode buses, I didn’t have a car and it was really sad coming from a ‘safe haven’... to go from bouncing around to friends’ houses, sleeping at random people’s houses. It was horrible.” She was only eighteen years of age. She in a sense lost the support of most of her family and she was forced to learn quite a bit about taking responsibility for herself so early in her life.
There will always be ugly things in the world,but you have to look deep within to find the beauty of it all.That's the first theme of the story.One example of why i say that is,And one other thing i remember,another incongruence of memory-a brilliant splash of sunny yellow against the dust Miss Lottie's Marigolds on page 213,lines 12-14 in the collection textbook.Another example of my statement is whenever a memory of those marigolds flashes across my mind,a strange nostalgia comes with it and remains long
The theme of the story is maturity. This is because in the beginning of the story, Lizabeth had no sense of compassion for others. Lizabeth’s character had some hardships, and she was beginning to realize that she was growing up, but didn’t know the pace she was growing at. She was living in rural Maryland during the Great Depression as an African American, which can create many problems such as her dad not having any luck finding a job. Lizabeth’s mother had a job and was the breadwinner of the family. This really disturbed Lizabeth’s dad, who seemed to be going through a mid-life crisis and believed that he was worthless to his family and that he had failed them. For the first time, Lizabeth heard her father cry. This made Lizabeth fear because so many things in her life were going wrong, but hearing this
It is commonly believed that the only way to overcome difficult situations is by taking initiative in making a positive change, although this is not always the case. The theme of the memoir the Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is that the changes made in children’s lives when living under desperate circumstances do not always yield positive results. In the book, Jeannette desperately tries to improve her life and her family’s life as a child, but she is unable to do so despite her best efforts. This theme is portrayed through three significant literary devices in the book: irony, symbolism and allusion.
Presumably, complications start to revolve around the protagonist family. Additionally, readers learn that Rachel mother Nella left her biological father for another man who is abusive and arrogant. After,
Along with each age group comes some worries. When you are in the childhood age group, things that seem big to you actually are not all that big. For example, when Dennis’ mom tells him he has to go to Margaret’s house while she goes to work all summer, he acts like it is the end of the world. In the adolescent age group things get a little more stressful. Some things that are stressful for the adolescents are keeping up their grades because school has gotten harder, getting a job, making the team, and things like that. With the adulthood and older adulthood age group comes the realization of necessities needed to just get by because it is the first time you are supporting yourself. As time goes on you ge...
Parents would work hard all day, but still could not afford to keep the family taken care of. There was only one way for the family, to survive and that was to force the children to work wherever they could. In Songs of Innocence, the narrator’s mother died (1). Following his mother’s death the narrator was sold by his father, because the he could not afford to take care o and himself. This was the tragic life of the lower class. Adolescents had to work so they could eat. In “Songs of Experience” it is unclear why the parents make their child work. It states that they “clothed him in the clothes of death” (7). The narrator conveys that he was having fun playing and running around, and then his parents forced him to work (Experience 5). Yet, his parents were at the church praying, when they needed to be out working with their