Positives In Change
Change: it’s something that many people don’t like, but also something that people all have to live with. In This Side of Home, the main character, Maya, sees her community changing, and she doesn’t like it. But, as the story develops, Maya realizes that change doesn’t always have to be a horrible thing. The theme “you can always find something positive in change” is present in the novel This Side of Home by Renée Watson. This can be seen through the main character realizing that the change in her community will make it safer, and realizing that her sister changing also helped her to look at things in new ways.
One reason that proves the theme “You can always find something positive in change” is that the main character …show more content…
A quote from the book to support this idea is, “You should come out to get to know our neighborhood. Some of these places have been here for-what?-four years now and you’ve never set foot in them. For someone who loves her community so much, you sure don’t support it” (Watson 62). This quote shows the theme developing because the main character is very close minded when it comes to the change in her community. However, her sister points it out to her that she can’t claim to support the community, but not shop at any of the new stores or go to any of the new things that have been added. Her sister wants to make it clear to her that people can’t just always stay the same and not change, because sometimes change can be good. From this quote, it can be assumed that the main character is very passionate about her community, and her sister is trying to tell her that people can’t just support what they want when they want. They have to be willing to accept change and go with it. She’s making the main character see the change in a more positive light, and showing her a new perspective to look at it from. Another reason that change can always have something positive in it is that it can help people form new bonds and friendships. One line from the book that supports this statement is, “Just because I’ve made new …show more content…
Look at change in the world. Isn’t it time that it is viewed for the positives instead of the
Change: it’s something that many people don’t like, but also something that people all have to live with. In This Side of Home, the main character, Maya, sees her community changing, and she doesn’t like it. But, as the story develops, Maya realizes that change doesn’t always have to be a horrible thing. The theme “you can always find something positive in change” is present in the novel This Side of Home by Renée Watson. This can be seen through the main character realizing that the change in her community will make it safer, and realizing that her sister changing also helped her to look at things in new ways.
One reason that proves the theme “You can always find something positive in change” is that the main character …show more content…
A quote from the book to support this idea is, “You should come out to get to know our neighborhood. Some of these places have been here for-what?-four years now and you’ve never set foot in them. For someone who loves her community so much, you sure don’t support it” (Watson 62). This quote shows the theme developing because the main character is very close minded when it comes to the change in her community. However, her sister points it out to her that she can’t claim to support the community, but not shop at any of the new stores or go to any of the new things that have been added. Her sister wants to make it clear to her that people can’t just always stay the same and not change, because sometimes change can be good. From this quote, it can be assumed that the main character is very passionate about her community, and her sister is trying to tell her that people can’t just support what they want when they want. They have to be willing to accept change and go with it. She’s making the main character see the change in a more positive light, and showing her a new perspective to look at it from. Another reason that change can always have something positive in it is that it can help people form new bonds and friendships. One line from the book that supports this statement is, “Just because I’ve made new …show more content…
Look at change in the world. Isn’t it time that it is viewed for the positives instead of the