Theme Of Love In Salvage The Bones

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As we are born, we develop natural instincts that we evolve and grow over time. One of these instincts is love. Love can be full of sunshines and butterflies, but with love also comes pain and sacrifice. The book Salvage the Bones contains at least five big examples of loves as pain or sacrifice. Throughout the book, we will see examples of this theme of love as sacrifice and pain through different situations. I am going to walk through these situations. For instance, Death during childbirth, giving up a lifestyle due to teen pregnancy, sacrificing a close relationship, illness and flood.
In Salvage the Bones, a relationship that was put on the back burner due to a pregnancy was Esch and her dad. Esch used to be close with her dad until her …show more content…

As often claimed that love runs out, this book shows a different story. Love is challenged, but will not run out. In Salvage the Bones, Esch is challenged with the hard decision of keeping her baby or not due to many reasons. Some of these reasons would include, her mother passing away, her age, and lastly, her love for Manny.
In the beginning of Salvage the Bones, the mother of Esch had passed away during childbirth to the youngest, Junior. This resembles that love does include sacrifice and pain. Junior was given a life full of love from his mother, and siblings because of the sacrifice from his mother. The book states, “Daddy dragged her from the bed to his truck, trailing her blood, and we never saw her again.” This is the last memory of their mother that they remember, however, she had given them a piece of her and her love, Junior.
One extravagant way love is challenged is due to loss. Esch lost her mother due to childbirth and China and her puppies get sick after birth. Esch is challenged in the sense that will her and her baby survive or will she choose fear over love? Esch in the end chose the risk and decided to keep the baby. With keeping the baby, comes consequences. These consequences include risking her health, upsetting her father and growing up

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