Similarities Between Sal And Phoebe In Walk Two Moons

As someone once said, ”One of the happiest moments ever, is when you find the courage; to finally let go— of what you can’t change.” Sal and Phoebe throughout the story they experience a sad moment in their life. They both found ways to get through it without letting it ruin their whole entire life; Phoebe’s mother had completely disappeared and was very depressed, but she decided to dig up information to find her mother’s whereabouts. Sal’s mother had also left and she was too very distraught about it. Since she refused to believe that her mother is dead she takes a trip to accept that her mother is truly dead. A major theme that is evident throughout the story Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech, is that you can’t keep the birds of sadness from

flying overhead but you can keep them from nesting in your hair and to not judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccasins.
A theme from Walk Two Moons is that you can’t keep the birds of sadness from flying overhead but you can keep them from nesting in your hair.

In the story Sal and Phoebe learn that you can’t keep the birds of sadness from flying overhead but they can keep them from nesting in your hair because they become depressed by a significant change in their lives. They each handle or react in a similar way to their situation but don’t let it get the best of them. In the book Sal says, “ We’re back in Bybanks now. My father and I are living on our farm again, and Gramps is living with us. Gram is buried in the aspen grove where she and Gramps were married. We miss our gooseberry every single day,” (page 260). After Grams death, life is back to normal. Gramps and Sal still miss Gram every single day but are not super depressed about it. Sal also says,” My father came home from the hospital briefly the next day. “ We should name the baby anyway,” he said. “ Do you have any suggestions?” The name came to me from the air. “Tulip,” I said. My father smiled. “ Your mother will like that. We’ll bury the baby in the little cemetery near the aspen grove— where the tulips come up every spring.” ( page 140). In the book when the Hiddle’s baby had died they were very sad. Later finding out that the could have no more children made things worse but, they named their stillborn baby and buried it. Instead, of course letting that one sad moment in a million ruin their whole lives. You can’t keep the

birds of sadness from flying overhead but you can keep them from nesting in your hair is an important theme from Walk Two Moons.

Another theme from Walk Two Moons is to not judge a person until you have walked Two Moons in their moccasins.

Throughout the story many characters learn to not judge a person until you have walked Two Moons in their moccasins. They have been misjudged upon their appearance and the way they act. When these characters find out their backstories to who they really were, they knew they had messed up. In the story Phoebe states,” That’s what I’m telling you,” she said. “First, there’s that name: Cadaver. Do you know what Cadaver means?” Actually, I did not. “It means dead body,” “Are you sure?” “Of course I am sure, Sal. You can check the dictionary if you want. Do you know what she does for a living— what her job is?” “Yes I was pleased to say. I was pleased to know something. She’s a nurse.” “Exactly.” Phoebe said. “Would you want nurse whose name meant dead body? And that hair. Don’t you think all that sticking-out red hair is spooky? And that voice. It reminds me of dead leaves all blowing around on the ground.” ( page 14). At dinner in Phoebe’s house, Phoebe tries to convince Sal about Ms.Cadaver being spooky. Commenting on her last name and her appearance and she has not even met her yet. Sal starts to believe Phoebe’s assumptions about Ms.Cadaver only to find out the truth. They feel sorrowful of their actions and regret them deeply. Phoebe and Sal also say, “So, the Winterbottoms live here? He said. Phoebe admitted that yes, it was the Winterbottom residence. Then

she said, “Excuse me a moment, please,” and closed the door. To me, she said, “Do you detect any signs of lunacy? There does not appear to be any place he could be hiding a gun. His jeans are ever so tight and his T-shirt is a bit small, he might, however, have a knife tucked into his socks.” Phoebe can really be dramatic. “He isn’t wearing any socks,” I said.” ( page). When the “lunatic” knocked on Phoebe's door she was quick to detect and deflect danger. Sal thought he was just a normal teenage boy looking for Mrs.Winterbottom but, Phoebe judged him completely and was fishing in the air. Later the Winterbottoms find out that the “lunatic” was Mrs.Winterbottom's other child as they all learn the whole backstory to what was going on. Don’t judge a man until you have walked Two Moons in their moccasins.
Two major themes that is evident throughout the story Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech, is that you can’t keep the birds of sadness from flying overhead but you can keep them from nesting in your hair and to not judge a man until you've walked Two Moons in his moccasins. In the story Sal and Phoebe moved through their rough patch in their lives of their mothers leaving them and throughout the story Sal and Phoebe judge others without finding out their backstories or who they truly were and when they did it left them with pain and regret. In life, you are going to go through sad times and judge people without actually getting to know them. Never let one sad moment in a million ruin your whole life and don’t judge a person until you get to know their backstories.