The Rest of Her Life, Week 7-Post A

VOCAB

Bigoted (212): utterly intolerant of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.

Pragmatic (245): Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical.

FIGURATIVE LANUGAGE

1.“She could hear the words come out of her daughter’s mouth as clearly as they’d just come out of her own”(217). This is a simile because it uses “as” to compare two things.
2.“her hand flat like a visor over her eyes”(256). This is a simile because it uses like to compare a visor and her hand.
3.“ Her mind reeled”(226). This is figurative language because the mind can’t reel; it is giving it human actions.

Quote

“Leigh could see only her profile, but something about her eyes-at least the eye Leigh could see-made her pull her hand back. The woman’s gaze was so focused, it looked predatory” (221). This quote is when Leigh saw Bethany’s mother (her daughter was killed), and Leigh is describing her and how she is looking at Kara. This shows how much Bethany’s mother dislikes Kara by just the way she looks at her. This is foreshadowing to a later event.

THEME

I think the theme in the section I read was reunion. Kara and Leigh regain their relationship, Eva and Leigh become better friends again, and the whole family including Justin and Gary all seem to grow closer.