One quote in the book the interested me was "One time I saw a tiny Joshua tree sapling growing not too far from the old tree. I wanted to dig it up and replant it near our house. I told Mom that I would protect it from the wind and water it every day so that it could grow nice and tall and straight. Mom frowned at me. 'You'd be destroying what makes it special,' she said. 'It's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty.'" I like this quote because it shows how things won't always be perfect. But also on the other hand it brings up the fa that if all things looked the same, tasted the same, smaller the same how boring of a world that would be. It also shows how you can’t always protect our control every single aspect of your life. For example how Jeannette couldn’t control and protect the plant, but in some cases it is better to leave things alone than try and help them through every little thing. This line is well written because I am able to relate to it by the words in which see has used to draw the picture out. If I see something that is broken or needs help for first instinct is to try and help it. But this quote makes me stop and take a step back to rethink and see if it is truly the best option for that situation.
I agree with the fact that the fact that the teee was tree was showing originality in things. I also think too that it was somewhat a representation for her life. Like if she didn't go through all of the things she went through she wouldn't be the same as she was now. It was also I think to show jennette she going through hard stuff but it has a better outcome.
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