Analysis Of Jacqueline Woodson's How A Southern Town Broke A Heart
Have you ever felt betrayed by something you thought you understood? That’s how Jacqueline Woodson felt. In “How a Southern Town Broke a Heart”, Woodson introduces change as a central idea of the story. By observing how her character changes over the course of the plot, it seems evident that Woodson is trying to convey to the reader that as you age, and understand more, your perspective of things can change.
One way that Woodson conveys the theme is by reflecting on how childhood morphs into adulthood before children are ready. “...and a summer in South Carolina, when the deep green beauty revealed my time in history and laid claim to that moment all children know, when the tendrils or adulthood move toward us showing themselves long before
One way that Woodson conveys the theme is by reflecting on how childhood morphs into adulthood before children are ready. “...and a summer in South Carolina, when the deep green beauty revealed my time in history and laid claim to that moment all children know, when the tendrils or adulthood move toward us showing themselves long before