My Mother Is In The Trees Analysis

Sal's mom dies in a horrible bus accedent.

In fact, She heard Mrs.Cadaver talk about it.

“Mrs.Cadaver told me about how my father visited her in the hospital in Lewiston after he had buried my mother.” Page 257

Sal becomes happy to think her mom is in the trees.

“She isn’t actually gone at all. She Is in the trees

Sal wants to replace Pheobes mom with her own.

In fact, She’s jealous that Pheobes mom came back instead of her’s.

“The last jealousy is not foolish nor is it one that will not go away just yet. I am jealous that Pheobes mother came back and mine did not.”264-265

Sal wants her mom to come back.

“And even though Mrs.Cadaver told me all this...I still did not want to believe my mother was dead.” 258

Sal misses her mom causing her to feel jealousy for Pheobes mom

In fact, she says the singing tree did not sing anymore.

“That day I climbed up into the maple and watched the singing tree waiting for it to sing… It did not sing.” 93

Sal misses her mom so in her mind the singing tree doesn’t sing without her mom.

“The morning my father learned my mother wasn’t coming back, he left to Lewiston,Idaho… I climbed the maple and watched the singing tree… it did not sing.”

The singing tree doesn’t sing without Sals mom.

Sal internally and externally when her mom dies. First, Sals mom dies in a horrible bus accident,this changes sal by opening up Sal and making her imagination her mom is in the trees.Next,Sals jealous that pheobe has her mom and sal doesn’t, this changes sal because she now realizes that she wasn’t mad at her mom she just missed her and got confused.Finally,Sal felt singing tree was not singing because her mom is gone,this changes sal she realizes that she has a connection with the tree and without her mom the singing tree doesn’t sing.All this allowed Sal to change internally and externally because Sal now knows what it feels like to walk in other people’s