The people in our lives play an important role in our personal growth. Relationships with others allow us to understand and see ourselves more clearly. In Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, Sal is able to accept her mother’s death through the influence of Mrs. Partridge and Gram and Gramps.
Sal is impacted and changed by her relationship with Mrs. Partridge; the mysterious woman was the person providing the messages left in front of the Winterbottom home. In one message she wrote,”In a course of a lifetime, what does it matter?” (Creech 98). This message influences Sal when she considers the loss of her mother. It helps her realize her life has been forever altered because her mother isn’t coming back. In addition, another message Mrs. Partridge left was,”Everyone has his own agenda” (Creech 56). This message helped Sal recognize that sometimes a person is unable to see another person’s perspective because they are so focused on …show more content…
Within the story, Gram expresses,”Sometimes you know in your heart that you love someone, but you just have to go away before your head can figure it out” (Creech 143). This parallels with Sal’s mom since both Sugar and Gram left their loved ones. It helps Sal by showing that it wasn’t her fault that her mother left Sal and John. Sugar just needed to go for a while, so the birds of sadness fade away. According to the text, on page 262, Sal clarifies “...our whole trip to Lewiston...feel what she might have felt on her last trip” (Creech 262). This quote discloses that Sal acknowledges the fact why Gram and Gramps had given this trip to her. When Sal reaches Sugar’s grave in Lewiston, Idaho, Sal finally admits the loss of her mother. It lets Sal walk in her mother’s moccasins until the end. As a result, Sal’s relationship with Gram and Gramps greatly affected Sal’s approach of accepting the death of her
Sal is impacted and changed by her relationship with Mrs. Partridge; the mysterious woman was the person providing the messages left in front of the Winterbottom home. In one message she wrote,”In a course of a lifetime, what does it matter?” (Creech 98). This message influences Sal when she considers the loss of her mother. It helps her realize her life has been forever altered because her mother isn’t coming back. In addition, another message Mrs. Partridge left was,”Everyone has his own agenda” (Creech 56). This message helped Sal recognize that sometimes a person is unable to see another person’s perspective because they are so focused on …show more content…
Within the story, Gram expresses,”Sometimes you know in your heart that you love someone, but you just have to go away before your head can figure it out” (Creech 143). This parallels with Sal’s mom since both Sugar and Gram left their loved ones. It helps Sal by showing that it wasn’t her fault that her mother left Sal and John. Sugar just needed to go for a while, so the birds of sadness fade away. According to the text, on page 262, Sal clarifies “...our whole trip to Lewiston...feel what she might have felt on her last trip” (Creech 262). This quote discloses that Sal acknowledges the fact why Gram and Gramps had given this trip to her. When Sal reaches Sugar’s grave in Lewiston, Idaho, Sal finally admits the loss of her mother. It lets Sal walk in her mother’s moccasins until the end. As a result, Sal’s relationship with Gram and Gramps greatly affected Sal’s approach of accepting the death of her