Gram And Gramps In The Grapes Of Wrath By Sharon Creech

In addition, Gram and Gramps also helped Sal accept her mother’s death. Within the book, on page 143 Gram says to Sal, “Sometimes you know in your heart you love someone, but you have to go away before your head can figure it out” (Creech 143). I can infer, that Gram was trying to explain to Sal that her mother didn’t leave because of her, but to clear her mind. Gram saying this to Sal was important for Sal’s knowing that her mother didn’t leave because of the baby that died before birth. Along with Gram saying that to Sal, she one day realized, “that our whole trip to Lewiston had been a gift from Gram and Gramps to me. They were giving me a chance to walking my mother’s moccasins - to see what she had seen, and feel what she might have felt on her last trip” (Creech 262). Although Sal didn’t realize it during the trip, looking back, she figures out that Gram and Gramps were leading her through the stages of grief and allowing her to cope with the loss of her mother. Surely, Gram and Gramps had an impact on Sal accepting her mother’s death in numerous ways.
As a result Sharon Creech’s motive in Walk Two Moons was to explain and emphasize that relationships can alter and change people in ways we might know about. This theme impacts the reader to realize how relationships with family and friends can influence your life and shape who you are as a