In the novel, Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, both internal and external forces cause the main character Sal to change. One of the first external forces that changed Sal the most was when In the story, Sal must accept that her mom left, just as Phoebe accepted that her mom left. When Sal finally accepts that her mom has left, Sal finds out her mom has died. On page 263 Sal says, "Phoebe and her family helped me, I think. They helped me to think about and understand my own mother. Phoebe's tales were like my fishing in the air: for a while I needed to believe that she was not dead and that she would come back." When Sal met Phoebe and her family Sal got a little influenced by Phoebe, which changed Sal. Sal started to believe in lunatics
