Walk Two Moon Character Analysis

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“The reason that Phoebe’s story reminds me of that plaster wall and the hidden fireplace is that beneath Phoebe’s story was another one. Mine.” (Creech 2) As Sal breaks down the wall, she finds secrets and relizations. When she does this, she finds internal conflict. In the novel, “Walk Two Moons”, Sal experiences her emotions. She experiences her emotions in the beginning, middle, and end. By each day, Sal knows her emotions better. In the beginning of “Walk Two Moons”, Sal experiences growth by despairment, agitation, and reminiscence. Sal states, “ He put his sweaty arms around her, but she was still crying and it wasn’t what I had imagined it would be. It was all sad instead of happy.” (Creech 19) Sal states, “ I felt betrayed but I didn’t know why.” (Creech 19) Sal demonstrates agitation because her mother betrays her by leaving. Sal states, “And then I started thinking about blackberries, and I remembered a time my mother and I walked around the rims of the fields and pastures in Bybanks, picking blackberries.”(Creech 17-18) Sal reminiscences by having a moment of the good times. For these reasons, the beginning of “Walk Two Moons”, demonstrates despairment, agitation, and …show more content…
Sal states, “The longer I stared up at the leaves, the more it seemed that it was the tree itself that was singing. Every time I passed that tree, I listened.” (Creech 55) Sal changes by listening closely to the trees. Sal states, “I leaned down and whispered in her ear. Gram don’t leave us.”(Creech 53) Sal demonstrates unsettlement, because she commiserates with Gram. Sal states, “...,the whispers no longer said hurry, hurry, or rush, rush. They now said, slow down, slow down.”(Creech 55) Sal feels soothe, because she does not have to worry about her mother’s birthday. For these reasons, the middle of “Walk Two Moons”, demonstrates quiescentism, unsettlement, and

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