Because Of Winn Dixie Essay
For this assignment, I have chosen the classic novel by Kate DiCamillo, written in the year 2000, Because of Winn-Dixie. This book is a Newbery Honor winning book as well as a New York Times best seller, among many other awards. It has been made into a movie and is a classic in these modern times. This is a story about a young girl and the dog she adopts. Finding out what is important in life as she goes through trials and tribulations, acceptance, love, understanding, loss, and how to let go. She was abandoned by her mother, and has to move to a new small town which is something that is traumatic for most children. Her interactions with others in town and growth throughout the story revolves around Winn-Dixie, the dog she adopted after an
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The book is written in a way that does not over dramatize the characters or make them seem unreal. You can relate to them because we all were that age (if you are older and reading the book), and understand the feelings and emotions that Opal is having. The writing is so that young readers can make their own conclusions with evidence presented. In chapter three, she talks to Winn-Dixie about her mother who left when she was three years old. She says both of them are “almost like orphans”. In chapter four she asks her father or the Preacher as she calls him, about her mother and he lists ten things, mostly positive, including the last one which was “She loved Opal”. These statements let the reader decide if, how, why or what exactly to think about Opal’s mother. There is no answer, just facts and opinions of those involved. You cannot overlook the horrible act of abandoning her daughter, but with alcoholism, and showing the positive aspects of her personality, you can understand it to some extent. This is a difficult topic for adults, yet the author, in writing for children makes this possible to understand without just saying she is a monster. She presents both sides and lets the reader decide where to place the mother in the context of the story. This I feel is the best part of this writing and is done so seamlessly by the
The book is written in a way that does not over dramatize the characters or make them seem unreal. You can relate to them because we all were that age (if you are older and reading the book), and understand the feelings and emotions that Opal is having. The writing is so that young readers can make their own conclusions with evidence presented. In chapter three, she talks to Winn-Dixie about her mother who left when she was three years old. She says both of them are “almost like orphans”. In chapter four she asks her father or the Preacher as she calls him, about her mother and he lists ten things, mostly positive, including the last one which was “She loved Opal”. These statements let the reader decide if, how, why or what exactly to think about Opal’s mother. There is no answer, just facts and opinions of those involved. You cannot overlook the horrible act of abandoning her daughter, but with alcoholism, and showing the positive aspects of her personality, you can understand it to some extent. This is a difficult topic for adults, yet the author, in writing for children makes this possible to understand without just saying she is a monster. She presents both sides and lets the reader decide where to place the mother in the context of the story. This I feel is the best part of this writing and is done so seamlessly by the