Quotes From A Hard Home Analysis

1. "When I recovered, Dad picked me up and heaved me back into the middle of the Hot Pot. 'Sink or swim!' he called out. For the second time, I sank. The water once more filled my nost and lungs. I kicked and flailed and thrashed my way to the surface, gasping for air, and reached out to Dad. But he pulled back, and I didn't feel his hands around me until I'd sunk one more time (Walls,6). Throughout the book, an irregular act of the author was clear mainly due to the harsh parenting style of the father. Although he wants to help her, he does not act with open arms. In other words, he is strict and harsh. For example, the passage states how the father would not help the daughter and forced her to learn how to swim on her own while making her face the situation of drowning. In addition, this passage was attention worthy since it was descriptive. The author clearly described specific details while drowning.
The author sparked curiosity from when she discussed about the two different lifestyles that she and her parents lived. In the beginning, she claims how she is wealthy and lives in an apartment. However, she spots her mother, homeless, looking through garbage. In result, she is embarrassed to communicate with her and avoids her. To start the book off in this way is interesting in which it sparks a curiosity as to why she would treat her own mother that way. This is also a way to grab the reader's attention because it starts off as the present while it is almost as a flashback of her life. In addition, the author started off the early chapters with a strong statment that claimed, "I was on fire" (Walls,9). Not only does the sentence stand out, but it also makes you wonder as to what happened to make her say that. The method of creating moments of wondering about the situation, was