Family Stress In Barry's The Sanctuary School

In Barry’s story, “The Sanctuary School,” she shows or explains how family stress makes her go unnoticed. Being nervous and anxious about getting to school, seven year old Barry, snuck out. (Barry 857) As she snuck out and proceeded to school, her family did not wake up in panic in search for her. She explains, “…instead of two parents in a panic to locate an answer it the hard question of survival during a deep financial and emotional crisis”(Barry 857). This quote shows how her brother and she have had the opportunity to become un-noticed or invisible. As she made it to her school, she felt safe as she saw people that she knew. All the employees that saw her showed her attention and recognition. The janitor, Mr.Gunderson, spotted her first,