In Swallowings Stones the main messages of the book were that one wrong action can change your life forever. Another message is take care of your mistakes before they become problems, and do not always judge someone before you know them. Michael had to learn these three messages the hard way. The messages were apart of Swallowing Stones, but they are not only little lessons in the book they are life lessons. I can relate to Michael's careless action with one of my own. Last summer I let my dog outside like any other day, not thinking much of it, before I know it he ran out of my yard. This is important to me because I had no clue or intention of this happening but I learned something that I will never forget. This changed me because now
