Sharon Creech's Walk Two Moons

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Have you ever experienced a monumental event in your life? If it is a loved one that recently left, you’ll want to imagine that they are still with you. Even if you know for certain that they are gone, it can be hard or painful to embrace reality. In Sharon Creech's novel "Walk Two Moons," the protagonist Salamanca Tree Hiddle embarks on a journey of self-discovery and coping as she grapples with the recent loss of her mother during a bus trip. At the beginning of Walk Two Moons, Sal was content with her life because her mother and father loved each other very much and it seemed like nothing could go wrong. “I could hardly keep from giggling... I was sure my mother was going to throw her arms around him and kiss him and hug him” (34) This quote shows that the dad and mum got along really well. Sal was also really close to her mother as well. Often her emotions mirror her mother. “When my mother was there, I was like a mirror. If she was happy, I was happy. If she was sad, I was sad” (38) This quote shows us that they had a deep emotional connection. …show more content…

Her mother didn’t tell her anything. “My first thoughts were, ‘How could she do that? How could she leave me’”? 38. This quote shows that she is upset because of her mother leaving. She is also confused about why her mother left. “Ever since my mother left us that April day, I suspected that everyone was going to leave, one by one” (59). This shows Sal becomes kind of paranoid because she thought everyone she knew was going to leave

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