Hank loses his job, which means that have to essentially start all over again in a place that Julie describes as a place you wouldn’t want to move to by choice. On top of that, Hank loses his temper and slaps Julie. She reflects on this incident stating ““ the day after I gave away the jar of Mr. Pendergrass money and the day after Hank lost his job at the cotton mill, it was like we had to start out all over again.” Julie fell victime to a scam where she gave their savings away. She goes on to share that “the only reason we had come to Gap Creek as far as I could tell was the job….Gap Creek wasn’t the type of place you would think of moving to unless you had a purpose or kinfolk there.” Unfortunately for them, the only reason they were they were for Hanks job that he no longer has. In addition that is not the only serious problem in Julies life at the moment. Julie shares with us that “the fact that I had given away money that was not mine made me see how hard the word was and how much I had to learn. And the fact that Hank had slapped me made me see how troubled our marriage and our lives were going to be.” Julie being extremely mature for her age shares in the first person that she has still has a lot to learn about life and how the world works. Even though she was suffering through this great ordeal, Julie realized she needed to be there for her husband for them to get through it. With Julie speaking to the reader in the first person, you are able to gain a lot of respect for her that she is able to accept her faults rather than give up, keep pushing forward in hopes of a better
Hank loses his job, which means that have to essentially start all over again in a place that Julie describes as a place you wouldn’t want to move to by choice. On top of that, Hank loses his temper and slaps Julie. She reflects on this incident stating ““ the day after I gave away the jar of Mr. Pendergrass money and the day after Hank lost his job at the cotton mill, it was like we had to start out all over again.” Julie fell victime to a scam where she gave their savings away. She goes on to share that “the only reason we had come to Gap Creek as far as I could tell was the job….Gap Creek wasn’t the type of place you would think of moving to unless you had a purpose or kinfolk there.” Unfortunately for them, the only reason they were they were for Hanks job that he no longer has. In addition that is not the only serious problem in Julies life at the moment. Julie shares with us that “the fact that I had given away money that was not mine made me see how hard the word was and how much I had to learn. And the fact that Hank had slapped me made me see how troubled our marriage and our lives were going to be.” Julie being extremely mature for her age shares in the first person that she has still has a lot to learn about life and how the world works. Even though she was suffering through this great ordeal, Julie realized she needed to be there for her husband for them to get through it. With Julie speaking to the reader in the first person, you are able to gain a lot of respect for her that she is able to accept her faults rather than give up, keep pushing forward in hopes of a better