Crow Lake Journal Analysis

839) Due to the trauma of being raped by her father's murderer Sally at that time began to have trust issues with most adults. In her mind it was her father who was providing not only for her physical needs, but her emotional needs as well. After his murder she did not feel the same sense of nurturing or safety with her mother.

Throughout her life, Vivian suffered through many traumatic events such as the death of her parents and being raped by Mr. Grote. These events took a firm hold of her life and alienated her from the world around her. For example, after revealing to Molly that she gave away her infant daughter, Vivian says that because of all of the horrible things that happened to her in her life, she didn’t think that she deserved to be loved. This shows evidence that the trauma Vivian has sustained caused her to develop self-esteem issues. Another example of how traumatic events can shape lives is found when Vivian says that if her parents hadn’t died and she hadn’t been relocated until she lived with the Neilsons, she never would’ve met Dutchy

The story “Crow Lake” by Mary Lawson, arises with the protagonist Kate Morrison declaring that an unexpected event had occurred, which entirely changed the life of her siblings, Luke, Matt, Bo and her. In the beginning of the story, she states, “ When the end came, it seemed to do so completely out of the blue, and it wasn’t until long afterwards that I was able to see that there was a chain of events leading up to it.” (Lawson 7) The story starts off with a slow pace of present-day Kate reflecting back into her past and realizing, as she got older that the incident, which had fully changed her life and influenced her to whom she is today wasn’t astonishing, but had been a series of events leading up to it. It is visible

Melinda’s diagnosis was relatively easy due to the fact that she fit most of the requirements for a patient with post traumatic stress disorder. She suffered a trauma outside the scope of everyday events, lost interest in things that she used to enjoy, fell significantly behind in school, was unable to form meaningful relationships after the attack, and, though not required for a diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder, also suffered from depression, which is often comorbid with post traumatic stress disorder. One difficulty with diagnosing Melinda with post traumatic stress disorder was that it was unclear how to account for the fact that she does not talk for most of the book. However, after consulting practicing psychologists, the lack

She had night terrors that made her scream and cry for help for several months. Her PTSD afflicted her in numerous of ways. Sydney’s father tried to teach her to drive, and she would have a panic attack every time the car began to move. Her panic attacks would not allow her to breath, and she would gasp for air while feeling sick to her stomach. She became stressed when she would see Brandon and would not speak to him. Her PTSD forced her into an angry and a frightened person. Her PTSD stayed with her for several months, and she could not speak about her experience without feeling

Morrison places a responsibility for the social dilemma; tragic condition of blacks in a racist America so prominent in the 1940s, on an indefinite God and/or the church. This omniscient being, the creator of all things, both noble and corrupt, and his messengers seem to have in a sense sanctioned the ill fated in order to validate the hatred and scorn of the "righteous." In her introduction of the Breedlove family, Morrison holds accountable the Breedlove's acceptance of ugliness to a higher power saying, "It was as though some mysterious all-knowing master had given each one a cloak of ugliness to wear" (Morrison, 39). This divine being not only created ugliness for

One thing that is special to Katie are the old essays that her dad wrote in high school. They are special to her because when her dad died she found them and it was another way of getting close to him. “ I remember reading some of his old essays and just crying. I couldn't throw thoughts out,” says katie on page 46. Another thing that Katie thinks is special to her is and old baby animal

Katie covered her face in her hands and her shoulders shook from her silent sobs. David looked pleadingly at Stephen and Mr. Martin. He draped his arm over her shoulder and whispered in her ear.

The themes of this text are very simple but are important and easily conveyed to the young readers. Some of the themes include sharing, cooperation and generosity. In Chapter 1, Eeyore feels sorry for himself and thinks that “The others will be sorry if I’m getting myself all cold… one of them will begin to say to himself: ‘Eeyore can’t be so very much too Hot about three o’clock in the morning.’ And then it will Get About. And they’ll be Sorry.” (P9-10) But on the contrary, Pooh and Piglet realise that Eeyore does not have a house and they were quite worried so they decided to build a house for him. “‘I’ve been thinking of Eeyore… poor Eeyore has nowhere to live… You have a house and I have a house… poor Eeyore has nothing… Let’s build him a house.” (P7) This is a perfect example of the the aforementioned themes where Pooh and Piglet work together to help and care for Eeyore. The remarks by Eeyore are very self-centred because he is believing that everyone should be focusing on him and that they should feel the same way he does. On the other hand, Pooh and Piglet are not so worried about themselves but are thinking about Eeyore instead. These two phenomena are described as egocentrism and “decentering” respectively in the Pre-Operations Stage of Jean Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development. Piaget stated that children between the age of 2 and 7 are usually “ego

At the age of 7, the world isn’t complicated to the undeveloped mind. Through the child’s innocence there are not any problems that are readily apparent to them. It is only until their irreproachability is faulted that the child begins to receive one of their first epiphanies. Realizing that the world is not perfect can tear down the fairy tale world that they live in.

In the midst of a feuding family, I was constantly stressed. After my parents’ divorce, my mom removed herself from the lives of my brother TJ and me, and my father practically raised us on hatred and judgment towards my grandparents. This environment created major conflicting feelings and caused me to develop maturity at a young age, but the story doesn’t end here.

A Child’s World, promotes the idea that although youth share many common characteristics, each individual youth are unique in their own way. According to Feldman, Martorell, and Papalia (2014), “The context of their lives differs: the homes, communities, and societies they live in, the relationships they have, and the kinds of schools they go to, and how they spend their free time. Because of this, every child has a different developmental trajectory- a unique and individual path to follow” (Feldman, Martorell, & Papalia, 2014). This developmental trajectory is ultimately what compromises the youths progressing worldview. The progressing worldview will eventually impact the individuals believes, manners, and personalities, which will eventually

PER REPORTER: 9/11/2015 was her first time meeting with Katie for counseling. Katie disclosed to the reporter that when she is at her father’s house (William) she is not allowed to come in the house regardless of the weather condition. The other two little children the 2 and 3 year old are allowed to come in. Once they come inside, William will lock the door behind them. Katie has to stay outside by herself. Per reporter Katie’s stepmother will sometime sneak her inside the home and hid her. Katie said that when it’s suppertime they will take her alone with them to the old house. It was told by the reporter that Katie also disclosed that when she was in the 1st grad her father spanked her with a fan belt and left marks on her left thigh.

In Justin Torres’ We the Animals, he tells a chaotic coming-of-age story about three young brothers through loosely related vignettes. By the time the distressingly tense passage begins, the boys’ abusive father (“Paps”) has abruptly disappeared, leaving their mother (“Ma) to run the household along until he returns. Although Torres consistently cultivates an unflinchingly intimate, heart-wrenching style, this passage in particular highlights the ceaseless anxiety he imposes on both the characters and the reader.

When a woman lacks the ability to care for the people that are important in her life, it can cause a strain on the relationship that she holds with them. In Seconds, Katie forgets that her business partner had to attend a funeral that was far away. When Katie calls him, she remembers that he was away for the funeral, and tries to be sympathetic for his loss. During the call, she says, “I… um…I’m sorry for your…I mean…You know…”(73). Once Katie says this it displays her lack of experience for