External Forces In Walk Two Moons

Someone once said, “When someone experiences a loss of a loved one, it changes them in a way that they could never go back to the person they once were.” For Sal, she changes because she’s a girl with her mom then she realizes that her mom’s not gonna ever be in her life anymore. In the novel, Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, both external and internal forces changed Sal. One external force that caused Sal to change is Sal’s friendship with Phoebe and Ben.

There are so many ways and reasons that people can change. You can change for love, passion, or to fit in. There are many more things that can change a person. I’m taking two stories and looking if the characters changed or stayed the same.

This novel is separated into three ‘parts’. Each section tells of one of Sal’s travels from New York to the West. The sections are ordered chronologically, and arguably by importance to the development of Sal’s ignorance. He stumbles blindly into his first trip chasing unrealistic dreams of the western world. As his travels continue, he learns how to ignore how people live across the continental United States and in Mexico. Each trip is anti-climactic for Sal, as well as the reader, as he is never satisfied with what he finds. He chases cheap thrills and never finds the true contentment that he was searching for. Beginning with a clean palette however, each ‘part’ encourages the reader to think that he will find his true west, but that it just hasn’t happened yet. Structure provides interest to the story as well as draws out the anticlimactic ending to each story

Characters change in good ways and the book itself shows the readers how something terrible changes people, even real life. Parents will always say to their little children “little things matter so help”, Mrs.Reffel, also they would told them in desperate measures help anyone that needs it. In The Killing Sea, Sarah was a little brat, she thought that she was the center of attention and didn’t care about anyone, only herself. When the disaster hit Indonesia, where she went for vacation, something in her says, “We need to change to survive”. Sometimes the world needs to lose something valuable to know they have a lot things that they do not say “Thank you” for. Sarah lost her mom, after she saw her mom dead, she changed. She helped Peter and a whole lot of strangers, and when they were going to a conference to know her story, she decided to wear a scarf, because where she is that is their tradition. Remember that you don’t need to lose something that is important in your life to change and help other

The Changeable nature of life affects us all somehow. Whether it be moving to a new city, having children, or losing people that we love, it can affect people in many different ways. For example, in the novel, the main character

Here are some of the internal conflicts that Sal has. She changes from these internal conflicts because of her feelings. The first internal conflict that Sal has describing from the book, is when Sal’s mother leaves. In the book this is the first evidence that we know that Sal mother has died, “ Gram and Gramps wanted to see momma, who was resting peacefully in Lewiston, Idaho,” (pg 5). Even though she knows that her mother had died, Sal still thinks that she can still be able to be alive so she starts to go look for her mother. This shows that Sal has a great heart and never gives up. The second Internal is when Gram died. In the book it says this, “I am sorry to say that our gooseberry died at three

In the story,”Tall full-leaved trees grew here and there across the lawn.”(Creech 253) When Sal notices this, it’s greatness reveals. She can see the beauty and peace that her mother rests in, so Sal knows she’s at peace. This has importance in order for Sal to move on with her life. The story tells the reader, “I knew by myself, and for myself that she was never coming back…”(Creech 254) When Sal realizes that her mom never will come back, she can accept the fact and move on. The story says,”she isn’t actually gone at all, she’s singing in the trees.” (Creech 254) Sal accepts that she died, but also knows that her mom will connect with her through the trees. Now, Sal can move on with her mother’s spirit. In conclusion, when Sal sees her mother’s grave, she can eventually move on and accept. This setting has importance because she can move on from this trip’s

In the beginning of the short story, as Brother reflects on Doodle’s life, the author uses personification and foreshadowing to create a mood of remorse. As he gazes out of the window into his backyard, Brother states that “the graveyard flowers were blooming. ...speaking softly the names of our dead” (Hurst 1). The flowers provide flashbacks of the past, and foreshadow a loss of life. The loneliness felt by Brother causes readers to consider how they would feel if their loved one was gone. As Brother observes the seasons, it is noted that “summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born” (Hurst 1). The personifications of the seasons as stages in the cycle of life and death creates an unsure and uncertain mood. The shift between seasons creates an idea of change and uncertainty of events to come. Hurst creates a mood of remorse through

This piece of evidence is an amazing one that I could talk about for hours “Some of the cement grouting between the bricks had to de replaced, and he wrote her name in the new cement. He wrote Chanhassen, not sugar” This is not only an external force for Sal it’s also an internal force, not only was it an actual cement wall that would haunt Sal forever but also a touching piece to Sal’s life.

At the beginning of the novel, Sal, the protagonist, faces life changing conflicts such as moving to Euclid, Ohio, adapting to new people, and wishing everything had not changed in the first place. For example, Sharon Creech shares, “Just over a year ago, my father plucked

“But as i sat there thinking these things, it occurred to me that a person couldn't stay locked up in a house like phoebe and her mom tried to do”. Sal has to deal with her mom being gone. Sal has to learn to do things on her own. Some her father can't help with or might not understand but she is not alone. Sal still has her mom's spirit. She is in the trees and will always be with sal.

Change can be seen as a form of transformation or conversion. A form of change can be seen in “Victory Lap” by George Saunders, a short story written in such a way that the events that are enrolling throughout the story are being processed and told through the minds of three main characters. Having the perspective of each character allows us, the readers to get a much greater understanding about them and to make a better character analysis. Having said that, this story is simply about a girl, Alison getting kidnapped by an unnamed kidnapper. What were really captivating were the changes spotted on characters as the conflict progresses. One character in particular is very intriguing and his name is Kyle. One of our main character, Alison

One way that Sal changes internally and externally is by moving out of her childhood home. She changes because she moves to her new house and it is different from her old house Sal was upset because she didn't want to move to the new house out of her childhood home I can infer this because in the book it says “No trees?...This is where we are going to live?” this quote shows that she is unhappy that she is moving because it is not the same as her old home and what she is use to.

As the novel progresses, we realize that ironically Holden's alienation becomes the source of most of his pain throughout the book. Although he never realizes the fact that his pain is being derived from his isolation and lack of human interaction, Salinger places clues in the book that tell us that it is so. With the introduction of Sally Hayes, Salinger is able to craft a relationship that effectively depicts the conflict in Holden. It is loneliness that initially propels Holden into a date with Sally. However, during the date Holden's need for isolation returns, he "didn't even know why" he "started all that stuff with her. The truth is" he "probably wouldn't have taken her even if she wanted to go." Because Sally is unable to recognize the feelings on the "phoniness" of school that he projects, he becomes frustrated and uses a rampaging monologue to upset her and drive her away. The only time in the

I had just gotten over a serious illness that I won't bother to talk about, except that it had something to do with a miserably weary split-up and my feeling that everything was dead" (Kerouac 1). Thus begins Sal's life on the road and his search for a more meaningful, authentic life. He has failed to find authenticity in mainstream society but hopes to find it on society's fringes. In the novel, Sal's search for authenticity begins and ends with his association with Dean Moriarty. His highly charged friendship with Dean Moriarty continues throughout the novel but finally ends with a denouement in Mexico City. In his frenetic search for authenticity, Sal encounters a continuous progression of marginalized people that include not only Dean's friends and sexual partners but also hobos, migratory farm workers and black jazz musicians. Sal feels that all these people have authenticity because they all value the immediate over the traditional expectations of mainstream society. Kerouac defines the intense moment or "It" as the culmination of the immediate. "It" is well illustrated when Sal and Dean, together with a group of their Beat friends, go to a wild party at the house of Rollo Greb on Long Island, and Dean enthuses about Rollo saying, "if you go like him all the time you'll finally get it." "Get what?" "It! It! I'll tell you - now no time, we have no time now" (127). Later in