In the short story, “Farewell to Violet” by Ellen Dodson, Nicole, a teenage girl battling cancer, realizes that she could trust her mother with her feelings of fear instead of bottling them up and hiding them inside when they share a moment of connection at the doctor’s office.
In the beginning of the story, Nicole refuses to speak to her mother about what she is feeling. She feels angry and misunderstood by her mother, so she chooses to shut her out through her silence. When Nicole’s mother tries to talk to her about the situation, Nicole walks away and “[does not] look back. Her grip on the door knob [tightens]” (72). Nicole does not want to open up to her mother and risk exposing her anxiety. She tries to handle her disease alone without
In the beginning of the story, Nicole refuses to speak to her mother about what she is feeling. She feels angry and misunderstood by her mother, so she chooses to shut her out through her silence. When Nicole’s mother tries to talk to her about the situation, Nicole walks away and “[does not] look back. Her grip on the door knob [tightens]” (72). Nicole does not want to open up to her mother and risk exposing her anxiety. She tries to handle her disease alone without