The Role Of The Dog In Kate Dicalailo's Winn-Dixie

This story is mostly about a ten year old girl named Opal. she wants friends because she is new in Naomi, Florida. She also wants her mama, who left her when Opal was only 3 years old. In the book, Opal learned that she can’t hold onto something that wants to go.

There was a group of cousins that would see people go to the corn maze they thought it was fun. Then one day they saw that a lot of people were leaving and not going to that maze so they thought and thought why had they stopped going a few were going. One day Maria said “ Let go check it out” Everyone said”Yes we should”... except for esme she looked nervous for going. Jimmy asked her and said “ What’s wrong why don’t you want to go?” Esme said “ I'm scared to go i feel like something will come out of nowhere” Everyone said “ You're crazy” Esme kept thinking should i go or no? So then she made her decision that she would go cause she didnt want them to call her scary cat even though they are cousins. So then they all left they raced back and forth but then diana, luisito, and maria heard people talking about the maze and why alot of people havent been going so they kept hearing they heard them saying “There is a clown in this maze i don't know why they are here!” Diana said “ What the hell why didn't they say anything about it” Luisito said “ That's probably why esme didn't want to come?

As they take the dog on a leash down to the E-room, it wags its tail and trembles in fear. Its excited for the attention, but at the same time is in fear of what he's being led to. All the dogs stop barking as they lead him down the isle. They know what's going on. One of their fellow friends is going to die, and they may be next. They place the dog on an old blanket on the concrete floor and shave off a patch of fur on his leg. The dog starts to tremble more. A tourniquet is wrapped slowly around his leg and a syringe of cool blue liquid death enters his body making his eyelids grow heavy and eventually falling limp in the arms of the employee. His heartbeat slowly dissapates and then stops. This, unfortunately, is a regular occurence in animal shelters today.

Shelly said to Alisha,”do you think we are going to be dogs forever”. Alisha said to Shelly,” no don’t worry we have to drink a potion by 12 am”. Shelly said to Alisha”what if we don’t get the potion by 12 am”. Alisha said to Shelly,” then we will be dogs forever”.

Melvin looked like an amazing, petite dog. Cromwell was jealous so, he hopped out of the trashcan and bit him, Melvin cried. The trainer came over,Howie tried to escape but, it was too late. The trained said,” I found your dog Howie.” Howie stated,” Where was he?” The trainer stated back,”In the Towering class.”Howie insisted Mr.Cromwell go to Miniscule class because he was dumber that before.” The trainer stated back” No a dog like this needs to be in Towering class , because of the way he snuck out and not a clue did you,Kevin,or I see or here him,and he is super proficient in Miniature

In the poem, the puppy attempts to fight for its life and become part of a family that she never had before. In the poem, the unnamed narrator describes how the puppy first came into his family's life and the tragic ending that the puppy had. Throughout the course of the poem, the puppy shows that it tried to defy death because it was a natural and instinctual reaction to the circumstances under which she was placed in. The narrator describes how the puppy learned to fight to survive from an early age. The narrator comments, "[s]he must have been kicked unseen or brushed by a car" (Updike, 1993, line 1). By insinuating that the injuries that the puppy sustained were "unseen," the narrator acknowledges that he was unaware of how sick the puppy was and how he and his family "thought her shy malaise was a shot reaction" only to be shocked when "[t]he autopsy disclosed a rupture in her liver" (Updike, 1993, line 6-7).

Mr. Sanford took a walk outside to fine his dog. His dawg had been lost for many dayz. He defiantly new that the dog would come home soon. The dog only ate from a particular dish and would be starving by now. Mr. Sanford was a little consernd and confusd that his dag was still missing. As Mr. Sanford took a peak around the turn, he saw his little dog wagging his tail merely as he dug through the neighburs trash. It seems his little dog will eat out of the tras as quickly as he wood out of his own bowl.

day he walked into a jewelry store and as soon as he walked in the lady got scared and walked away. ¨The proprietor excused herself and returned with an enormous red Doberman pinscher straining at the end of a leash.¨(9) He instantly felt the hate and had to turn around and walk out.

“Alisha wake up, we are here,” I whispered. When she didn’t wake up, I continued to pester her. “Come on, get up!” When I started to annoy her, she pushed me and told me to go away. As we all cleared out of the minivan, I was greeted by Judy, grandpa’s Scottish terrier. As I was petting her black fur, she was barking and jumping on my legs. When she ran over to Callie to receive a belly rub, I said hi to grandpa and gave him a hug. After getting settled in, my sisters and I decided to go to sleep because it was late and we’d have to help unpack the rest of our belongings in the

Towards the end of the day an emergency came in. An owner had run over her ten month old dog. By the time she brought her dog in it was too late but she was still hoping there was a way they could save him. This dogs head was smushed from the tires and his eye ball had burst.

Dixie: What part of the shores in Alabama are you going to? I spent last winter in Mobile, Alabama. Gulf shores is just beautiful. The waters are really a pretty blue. The dolphins at Dolphins Island is amazing. A lot to see around that area. Biloxi Mississippi is another beautiful spot. We’ll have fun and don’t forget about us. I like that you are working a head so you won’t fall behind. Good time

The next day Lennie accidentally kills a puppy in the barn. Curley’s wife comes in and consoles him. Lennie tells her he likes to pet soft things and offers to let him feel her hair. Lennie grabs too tightly and she screams out.

They look for the dog but when they couldn’t find him, Opal felt abandoned once again. However she realizes that she has great people in her life even

Opal Buloni and her dad move too little ol' Naomi, Florida from little ol' Watley, Florida. She misses her friends, her home, and her mother who left her when she was a little girl. One day she decided to go to a store called Winn-Dixie, when she walks in, she sees a dog that just ran full speed and jump on top of the manger that works there, he starts screaming for help, people start looking at the dog on top of the manger. The manger yells who dog is this it’s quiet for a minute then “Opal says he is mine his name is Winn Dixie...” the manager said “get this dog of me”… Later that week she goes to the library and meets an old women name Miss Franny, then she starts talking to Opal about when she first got the library and they start talking

Attention Getter- “What’s that Dr. Lindor? Oh, yeah, I totally finished my Exegetical Paper. The reason I don’t have it… It was eaten by my dog. Well not my dog but my friend Lisa’s dog. And I couldn’t turn it in on ItsLearning because… The dog ate the computer too.