Sarah Soriano
American Literature Honors
Miss Given
2-5-18
Response Journal 3
This novel can be read as a political allegory because it shows how guilt can affect so many different people. It’s a universal theme that everybody can experience guilt. So it can get the reader thinking how they can respond to said feeling of guilt. In the book, it shows the guilt of the women over the death of Ruth May and the things that they have done to Africa. That could be why the story is told in a few different perspectives, so the reader can see how each woman responds to the feeling of guilt.
How Rachel responds with not wanting to confront the issues that she is dealin with, to Adah who confronts it with science and an open mind. Adah wants to understand …show more content…
How we as a species can learn from the things that we have gone through, and can put them into action in our everyday life. Such as the basic things: don't touch hot things, don't talk to strangers, don't die, etc. While the story goes through how all of the girls deal with the guilt of many things, the ending shows how it affected them in the long run. Such as how Adah has devoted herself to science and those that make up whatever is questioned, so she can better understand what is going on with her emotions and much more. How she can deal with any further guilt and possibly help any others that may feel the same way. While Rachel just ignores her guilt and goes on with her life, never confronting the issues at hand. She lives a more carefree lifestyle that can still give her a bit of weight on her shoulders. Yet she is still proud of all of the things that she has accomplished. Such as creating her own demain among the jungle in Africa, yet she still has that obvious feeling inside where even though she wants to maintain a mental stability, she still has to face the truths that come across her in the
American Literature Honors
Miss Given
2-5-18
Response Journal 3
This novel can be read as a political allegory because it shows how guilt can affect so many different people. It’s a universal theme that everybody can experience guilt. So it can get the reader thinking how they can respond to said feeling of guilt. In the book, it shows the guilt of the women over the death of Ruth May and the things that they have done to Africa. That could be why the story is told in a few different perspectives, so the reader can see how each woman responds to the feeling of guilt.
How Rachel responds with not wanting to confront the issues that she is dealin with, to Adah who confronts it with science and an open mind. Adah wants to understand …show more content…
How we as a species can learn from the things that we have gone through, and can put them into action in our everyday life. Such as the basic things: don't touch hot things, don't talk to strangers, don't die, etc. While the story goes through how all of the girls deal with the guilt of many things, the ending shows how it affected them in the long run. Such as how Adah has devoted herself to science and those that make up whatever is questioned, so she can better understand what is going on with her emotions and much more. How she can deal with any further guilt and possibly help any others that may feel the same way. While Rachel just ignores her guilt and goes on with her life, never confronting the issues at hand. She lives a more carefree lifestyle that can still give her a bit of weight on her shoulders. Yet she is still proud of all of the things that she has accomplished. Such as creating her own demain among the jungle in Africa, yet she still has that obvious feeling inside where even though she wants to maintain a mental stability, she still has to face the truths that come across her in the