Across The Lake Analysis

Older siblings should do whatever they need to keep their brother and sister safe. Across the lake is a story about a boy named bart who describes what across the lake. Bart sister Patsy named wants to tell him that across the lake there are strip malls, drugstores, and gas stations after Bart put so much thought into what’s across the lake. How to say “I ruff you” is about a boy named danny who didn’t get a valentine was sad. Then his sister made him a card saying it’s from his dog, his best friend. Although there are many differences there is some similarities in the theme. The author of Across the Lake and How to say I Ruff You develop the passage’s through the conflict, dialogue, characterization.

The author of Across the Lake and How to say I Ruff You develop the passage’s through the dialogue. In the text Across the Lake it states,” Ever since Bart was born, they had stayed in the same cabin, a musty old wreck just steps from where the water met the gritty beach.” This show’s how Patsy feels about the lake since she describes it so negatively. In the text How to Say “I Ruff You” states“Everybody has a valentine but me.” This explains that the theme is showed by the …show more content…
In the text Across the lake,”It would be more fun to burst his bubble that way.” This shows that the conflict helps the theme since Patsy wanted to hurt Bart’s feeling but changes her mind at the end. In the text How to Say “I Ruff You” it states ,”Everybody has a valentine but me,” he said. “Daddy has Mommy. Grandpa has Grandma. All the people on TV are in love.” This makes maria write a valentine for him which makes him happy again. In the text Across the lake it states,“Wait a minute! Didn’t you and Mom go over there last year?” This explains how the theme is portrayed in the conflict since Patsy could’ve burst his bubble but she didn’t. This is how the theme is portrayed in the