Commentary On Vacation's End By Maria Russo

A struggle between Edna and her independence is showing in The Awakening. The Creole culture in which she lives in has an expectation for women. The expectation is the women have to adore their kids and take care of their husbands.edna does not want to abide by these guidelines. When edna figures out that she does not want to follow these standards she starts thinking more independent and about her needs and what she wants out of life. Edna’s family which consist of leonce and her two children are vacationing in La Grande Isle for the summer.

If it was not for her sister living there and offering Jeanette an opportunity, then she would have not been able to reach success as a writer. Also, she would not have been able to leave their parents to live a happier and safer life. She now lives in a safe place where she is not surrounded by anger and moving every day. Even through hardships she still kept a positive attitude, and learned to not hate on anyone. For example, she said, “You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies.

Wyatt will never forget the beach, and he will definitely not forget the smile he had from ear to ear ☺ (Hyperbole), that is why it is a great word to put into the title. Shelley Noble uses the two most powerful words for the title that mean the world to Wyatt and he sure will never forget the words ‘forever beach.’ The title in this book was an amazing fit for the story in general. The author used only two words, but the words had such meaning to the story that is all she needed to write. Sarah and Leila are going to be together forever, they can go to the beach with other families and be free, and Wyatt is in Leila’s life forever now because of the beach scene ☺ (Full Circle Ending). That will always be their family forever

Beli had a vison, she wanted to leave and find a life where she could be completely herself. She wanted to be able to run off, escape and find a place where she would no longer be viewed in a negative way. She wanted to be her true self where there would be no worries about the sun making her any darker. It is important to see that she calls this a dream. It is something that is not realistic, running away is what she wanted, what she pictures would make things better, but that does not mean it would.

The daughter feels like it's a world away from California. She also hasn’t seen her aunt since she was a baby so she feels like a stranger to her. However, her mother feels like moving her there for the summer would be good for her relationship. Also it would help her mom get her degree faster and they wouldn’t have to move anymore. To conclude the stories “ Confetti Girl” and “Tortilla Sun” had a lot of tension through the narrators and their parents.

Arthur was so grateful to be on an amazing journey overseas to start another chapter of life with his love, Meredith. Meredith was trying to be positive and cheerful for such an experience, but there was just something holding her back. Ashanti and Raine, the mother and daughter slave duo they met earlier, had been on her mind. Meredith was sure that there had to be some way that she could help Ashanti get her daughter and herself out of slavery, doesn’t everyone deserve a fair chance at a new chapter in life? Meredith decided that she had to arrange some way to at least give Ashanti and Raine a chance to become free.

One example of symbolism is the author´s description of the motorbike. Joe describes how he wanted the motorbike so he could get more freedom and go out and do whatever he wanted to do over summer vacation. ¨I had to make clear to my parents that it wasn't simply a question of wanting the bike.¨ ¨I really needed it if I wasn't going to die of boredom over summer vacation.¨Furthermore, Towards the end of the book, the author revisits the motorbike again. Even though Joe was begging for the bike in the beginning of the story, by the end Joe did not really need or want it anymore. ¨But the funny thing was, I didn't think about the streaker anymore.

Without money you can 't go to stuff like concerts. But if you get a job you overcome it. I had a barrier once.I overcame it but it took a while. It started when I went to visit my aunt and she told me how fun it was to travel around the world. But I was afraid to ride in plains.

Discovering the meaning of friendship or finding out the order of one’s priorities can appear as unimportant tasks, but these activities bring fulfillment to people of all kinds. For example, Janie was extremely naïve when it came to concepts regarding love. She believed that marriage would bring her love eventually. She heard this from her grandmother, but was soon proven wrong as shown by the quote, “She knew now that marriage did not make love.” (Hurston 29). The latter quote is clear evidence that people should not leave it to others to inform them of how certain concepts in life work.

Summer vacation is beneficial for students because it gives them a break from school, time for family, time to take courses and look for jobs. (Raisingsmallsouls) It is beneficial for students to have a good summer vacation because students need a break and time off of school and work. Health can always be dangerous and an issue, if students keep studying without a break it could hurt them physically or mentally. (Wilson). Students being hurt and distracted can cause their grades to drop and that would be bad for them.