In this excerpt, the author uses a simile to compare the little girl to a star. In this case, the star is described as pale, from which it can be determined that the little girl that even though she succeeded her escapade, she was tired. The star is known to be a symbol of hope, guidance, freedom and purity. These are all characteristics that the author wishes to associate with Sylvia. Thus even though Sylvia is tired from climbing the tree, she is still a star that shines in the sky. Moreover, it can be understood that since the pale star that was Sylvia was “seen from the ground” (169), that this purity and innocence portrayed is something that is out of reach to most people, but that most people wish
In this excerpt, the author uses a simile to compare the little girl to a star. In this case, the star is described as pale, from which it can be determined that the little girl that even though she succeeded her escapade, she was tired. The star is known to be a symbol of hope, guidance, freedom and purity. These are all characteristics that the author wishes to associate with Sylvia. Thus even though Sylvia is tired from climbing the tree, she is still a star that shines in the sky. Moreover, it can be understood that since the pale star that was Sylvia was “seen from the ground” (169), that this purity and innocence portrayed is something that is out of reach to most people, but that most people wish