In Cherie Dimaline’s The Marrow Thieves, Wab is a complex character who goes through many impactful experiences, such as the events from her coming-to story and her spending more time with Chi-Boy. These experiences cause this character to develop throughout the novel, from being reserved to opening up and becoming more loving. Early in the novel, Wab is reserved. Readers can see this in the chapter “A Plague of Madness,” where she was on edge after going hunting. Dimaline writes from Frenchie’s perspective, “Only Wab seemed stressed. She rushed ahead when we took our time. She was the last to fall asleep, walking the perimeter of the camp and double checking the wire alarms. She ate little and said even less. There was no real way to …show more content…
This change is evident in the chapter “Wab’s Coming-To Story,” where Wab talks about her trauma for the first time with the group. Wab says, “And the…[man]... who set up the run, who handed over the Danishes and scurried off into the alleyways, that was the man I saw a week ago in the woods. I’m sure of it.” (86). When Wab shares her story and what gave her the defining scar on her face with the group, she opens up to them and tells them why she has been so on edge lately. Seeing the man that caused her trauma, the man that set her up for the later abuse and downright assault, which was something very private to her. Wab sharing that part of her life was an enormous step for her and showed her individual growth in trusting others enough to let them know the darkest parts of her history. Later, Wab shows more character growth in “Kiiwen,” where Wab and Chi-Boy share important information on their relationship. Dimaline writes, “Wab and Chi-Boy were officially shacked up now…When the heat brought with it summer clothing, it became apparent to all of us that Wab was expecting a baby.” (213). Wab being able to open up enough to start a relationship with Chi-Boy shows her growth into being a more open and loving person. She had to let go of her reserved self in order to build something with Chi-Boy, and it takes sensitivity to be in love with someone. Wab becoming a mother also shows her maturity that came during the novel,
and then she'll be able to have him for her. But at the end of the book she is affected but not as much as the other two
Also, now that she realizes what she could have done all along or what her parents could have done I do believe that this makes her sort of resent her parents in a way because of how she looked back on her life before.. (INSERT QUOTE HERE) But because she soon after starts to work on her novels specifically about her life and how she grew up it further shows her character as a person and how she finds this as a way to sort of cope or really just own up to herself and everyone else about who she really is inside. Not only this but that there are more to people than how they appear to be, we can never truly know someone or assume the way someone lived based on how they've found their
Also Baby had never felt a relapse before and may not be able to overcome it. There were many long-term factors to consider when it came to her redemption. In the finally moments of the book all aspects of her life seem to fall into place but it is hard to say if they will stay there for a longer period of
The next part of Crabb’s memoir takes the readers through Crabb overcoming the stereotype and having friends that accept him for being gay, but influence him to start doing drugs. Crabb’s alcohol and drug addiction start to take over his everyday his life,
This change was pressured by the actions of Andy Evans, and it truly shows the controlling impact one person can have on another. In another story, Emily
However, because the author used dark imagery I predicted that the changes in Baby 's life will happen abruptly and have a damaging effects. I feel like in this section of the book Baby is entering an identity crises/ role confusion, which can be
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In the third marking period she begins to acknowledge what has happened to her and changes. At the end of the novel she learns to speak and interact with
Bub’s wife, his smoking, and drinking are key elements in breaking apart his bias and as a result, he’s enlightened. Bub’s epiphany helps him realize how Robert mirrors his life. The first
Cleaning houses are a girl’s best friend. Or is it diamonds? In The Dirt Diary, by Anna Staniszewski, the main character, Rachel Lee, must clean houses with her mother in order to pay back the money that she stole until her mom finds out about her purchase. Rachel uses the money to buy a one way ticket to Florida, where her father ran off to, to bring him home.
I made the mistake of reading the first Little House on the Prairie book once again after finishing the series. It was just so hard to believe that the distinguished Laura Ingalls Wilder was once a naughty five-year-old, always secondary to her flawless older sister. This transformation made me realize that in reality or literature, characters change as they grow. Their change depends on the events taking place in the book, which explains how and why Laura Ingalls rose up to be the head of the family when her older sister was unable to do so. Many literary works portray growth or refinement of certain characters; physically, mentally, or emotionally.
Meeting her mother 's daughters for the first time, is something that is very important in developing her. Accepting that her mother had this other life before her, makes it more believable in why she was the way she
Manly has enlightened her and the end of the story suggests that the mothers time will
She accepts her new role as a mother because she knows that in the eyes of her baby, she has been
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward, is a coming of age story of a young girl in a world of men. We first see her as a quiet and maybe even weak individual but by the end of the novel, Esch has this sort of transformation that allows us to see her very differently. In this novel, we are given the opportunity to follow the Baptiste’s as they live their daily lives in the poor town of Bois Savage in the coming days of Hurricane Katrina. Postmodernism is a theory described as the divergence from modernism that doubts the reliability of grand theories and Jesmyn Ward does a good job incorporating characteristics of this theory into the novel. Salvage the Bones uses postmodernist techniques like, fragmentation, magical realism, pastiche, intertextuality and irony to create different aspects that then work very well together.