"And then for the first time in months, after being in limbo all that time, everything stopped. All the questions: gone. There were no choices. I had an empty feeling--and I felt free, wild."
Rose is scared to sleep. She is afraid of Old Mr. Chou. When she was younger, Rose would never go to sleep because she was scared of her dreams. I think everyone can relate to being afraid to sleep. Almost every child is afraid of the dark and something about going to sleep by yourself is not appealing. The only time she could sleep is when she took sleeping pills. Until the day she found out her husband wanted a divorce because he wanted to marry someone else. This day, Rose slept soundly.
A poem came to mind when I read the part about Rose's mother saying she did not have enough wood. I read the poem last year in English class. She was explaining that she needs to stand up and speak up to her husband about her marriage. Towards the end of the chapter, I believe Rose spoke up. The title of the Poem is The Oak and the Reed by Jean de La Fontaine. http://www.aestheticrealism.net/poetry/Oak-Reed-LaFontaine.htm
A poem came to mind when I read the part about Rose's mother saying she did not have enough wood. I read the poem last year in English class. She was explaining that she needs to stand up and speak up to her husband about her marriage. Towards the end of the chapter, I believe Rose spoke up. The title of the Poem is The Oak and the Reed by Jean de La Fontaine. http://www.aestheticrealism.net/poetry/Oak-Reed-LaFontaine.htm
The literary term I chose for this chapter is TURNING POINT (the point in a work in which a very significant change occurs). Rose was in limbo until her soon-to-be ex husband called her, urging her to sign the papers soon. Rose had a feeling of relief when she found out her husband wanted to marry someone else. I feel like every girl has felt this feeling before. When they have a bad relationship and then finally feel relief after it is over.
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