The Importance Of Environment In Make Lemonade

During the start of Make Lemonade the readers can see that the environment is already having an effect on LaVaughn and Jolly’s attitudes. For the first time that LaVaughn sees Jollys apartment she can see how it is reflecting Jollys life has fallen apart. “I go to meet this Jolly like she says at her place. The building was broken down kooking, it was even a worse place than where I live” (6). Jolly’s apartment at this point in the story is almost a perfect representation of her own life. Jolly’s is trying to give her kids the best possible life that they can get, but the apartment says otherwise because of how it is broken down. The broken environment shows how Jolly is constantly putting her life back together piece by piece. As a result the inside of her apartment …show more content…
“Here's how it works at Jolly's house the plates pasted together with noodles” (23). Jolly is putting her life back together very fast and isn't correctly put together which is causing her to fumble some really important pieces of her own life. The environment says to LaVaughn about how much she is going to help Jolly. LaVaughn is the glue that Jolly needs in her house because she has been using items that rot away and leave but LaVaughn is the proper glue that Jolly needs to keep her life in check. The environment is shaping the way the each of the characters act because of this some of LaVaughn’s friends are worried about how it will shape LaVaughn. ““Those kids’ll get sick.” “A dirty place like that.” “You won't get paid”” (21). Even after the warnings from her friends LaVaughn still goes to sit for Jolly because of her own environment that she is in at her own house. LaVaughn’s environment isn't a sickness like Jollys apartment. Lavaughn has support from her family which is caused by the healthy environment that she is in. The environment has had an effect on LaVaughn and Jolly’s