How Does The Environment Shape Jeremy's Identity In Make Lemonade
Make Lemonade
It is said that the number one cause of stress, is the environment around. Many people in the world are facing failure, or going through rough times, because of what is around them. In the novel, Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff, Jolly’s family and LaVaughn transition through many changes based on the environment around them.
Childhood plays a big role when looking at how the environment shapes Jolly’s family and LaVaughns identity. For example, Jeremy’s identity is shaped when LaVaughn is teaching him life-needed skills: “Jeremy, you have to learn how to go potty by yourself” (29). Jeremy is adding another piece to his identity puzzle and this new developed skill will change how he operates in the future. Another character …show more content…
The Mom’s Up Program didn’t really shape much of LaVaughn, Jeremy and Jilly’s identity, but rather more so Jolly’s. It starts of by mentioning a change that Jolly is hoping to make. “I want to find a real job” (118). This quote is really important because in the early parts of the book, she wasn’t really self motivated. She was struggling to find a job, and didn’t have the relationships for it. She develops the urge to step up, and now make something of herself. This really shows how she matured from the early stages until this point. Another way the Mom’s Up Program impacted Jolly was it got happy about something for once. “Now Jolly never got excited in liking a job before, I know for a fact” (169). This is also showing how, when she actually makes the attempt to find something she likes and is good at, it makes her feel a certain way. Again, this shows her maturing. Both of the quotes lead into the final example. “I realize that you can get through rough times” (196). This piece of evidence is probably the most powerful example yet. Jolly has gone through times people can’t even imagine. She faces powerful adversity as a teenager, which puts her in a hole. She didn’t let that stop her though. This represents how she made the change to want to get better, and developed a self-motivator within
It is said that the number one cause of stress, is the environment around. Many people in the world are facing failure, or going through rough times, because of what is around them. In the novel, Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff, Jolly’s family and LaVaughn transition through many changes based on the environment around them.
Childhood plays a big role when looking at how the environment shapes Jolly’s family and LaVaughns identity. For example, Jeremy’s identity is shaped when LaVaughn is teaching him life-needed skills: “Jeremy, you have to learn how to go potty by yourself” (29). Jeremy is adding another piece to his identity puzzle and this new developed skill will change how he operates in the future. Another character …show more content…
The Mom’s Up Program didn’t really shape much of LaVaughn, Jeremy and Jilly’s identity, but rather more so Jolly’s. It starts of by mentioning a change that Jolly is hoping to make. “I want to find a real job” (118). This quote is really important because in the early parts of the book, she wasn’t really self motivated. She was struggling to find a job, and didn’t have the relationships for it. She develops the urge to step up, and now make something of herself. This really shows how she matured from the early stages until this point. Another way the Mom’s Up Program impacted Jolly was it got happy about something for once. “Now Jolly never got excited in liking a job before, I know for a fact” (169). This is also showing how, when she actually makes the attempt to find something she likes and is good at, it makes her feel a certain way. Again, this shows her maturing. Both of the quotes lead into the final example. “I realize that you can get through rough times” (196). This piece of evidence is probably the most powerful example yet. Jolly has gone through times people can’t even imagine. She faces powerful adversity as a teenager, which puts her in a hole. She didn’t let that stop her though. This represents how she made the change to want to get better, and developed a self-motivator within