Sharon Creech

2nd Essay: Responding to Poetry Poetry mainly describes love, loss, and regret. However, every writer adds his or her own twist. For example, “Last Night” by Sharon Olds and “Cherrylog Road” by James Dickey deals with the same theme but are two different pieces of writing. They explore the theme of forbidden love and use imagery to show the lust between the two characters. In this essay I will compare and contrast the two poems by presenting different examples. Titles can say a lot about a…

Helter Skelter During the 1960s one of the most deranged American criminals of all time, Charles Manson, created a cult in the desert of California known as the Mason Family. Manson brainwashed his followers to believe Beatles songs like Helter Skelter warned of a coming race war between black and whites. Manson wanted to jump start the race war by sending his followers out to kill wealthy white people in the Hollywood area. Manson wanted the murders to look like blacks killed the white victims.…

of film director Roman Polanski, who lived in the former residence of in a fashionable Los Angeles neighborhood near Beverly Hills. Five people lay dead in and around the blood-spattered house. The victims included Polanski's young wife, actress Sharon Tate, who was eight-and-one-half-months pregnant; Jay Sebring, a noted hairstylist; Abigail Folger, daughter of the chairman of the board of A. J. Folger Coffee Company; Folger's Polish boyfriend, Voytek Frykowski; and Steven Parent, a young man…

where she accepted and did not deny. In Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, the author develops a theme of acceptance through conflict, plot, and characterization. In the novel, Sal's characterization contributes to the author's message of acceptance. Sal was very surprised that her dad actually took them to Euclid. “I did not think we would ever leave, and yet I did not want to leave. I didn't really expect to survive the trip”(Creech 6). Sal was surprised that her dad actually took them to…

The novel “Walk Two Moons” by Sharon Creech and the short story “The Guest” by Uma Krishnaswami both have a similar theme. Both of these stories reveals the theme as don’t judge someone until you know them well enough. Although these two stories share the same theme, it teaches the lesson in different ways. In the novel “Walk Two Moons” the theme it has is don’t judge someone until you know them well; this theme is taught by using the character's words, thoughts, and feelings. In the novel,…

Gramps says I’m a country girl at heart, and that is true”(Creech 1). This is saying that Gramps and Sal both agree that Sal is a country girl.In Walk Two Moons By Sharon Creech , Bybanks,Kentucky is important to the character Sal because of her belongings,her memories,and the trees. Bybanks,Kentucky is important to the character Sal because of her belongings. In chapter 1 Sal supports this by saying” My Father plucked me like a weed,and took all of our belongings,that’s not true he didn’t take…

When I moved away from my house in Colorado, I always missed it. So I always thought about going all the way back. It's just like the novel Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech when Sal moved away from her barn in Bybanks, Kentucky. In the novel Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, the barn in Bybanks, Kentucky is an important setting to Sal because she wants to go back because she had a swimming hole, animals that were special to her and her favorite maple tree. Sal always thinks about her barn in…

In both Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech and “The Guest” by Uma Krishna swami share a similar theme. Characters in both the novel and short story judge someone before the get to know who they are and the theme is don’t judge and person until you really know them. Although both stories have the same theme they developed it in different ways. Walk two Moons teaches to lesson to the readers by using words, thoughts, and feelings. In the text when Sal states, “ Do you want to hear about the lunatic…

until you really know them. Both of the stories show not to judge anybody before you know them, the authors just develop the themes differently. Walk Two Moons shows that you can’t judge someone until you actually know them. In Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech develops the theme by using words, thoughts, and feelings. In the story, it says, “After Phoebe admitted to that yes, it was the Winterbottom residence, she said, ’Excuse me a moment, please,’ and she closed the door. ‘Sal do you detect…

moons” by Sharon Creech. Salamanca can find importance in the locations Ohio, Idaho, and Bybanks for various different reasons. To start off with Ohio, this location can show relevance to Sal, as the protagonist meets Phoebe there, learns about Mrs. Pickford’s reasoning, and finds the story behind Mrs. Cadaver. Firstly, according to Sal, “ I didn’t know it then, but that face belonged to Phoebe Winterbottom who would later become my friend and would have many peculiar things happen to…