Shells By Cynthia Rylant

“Shells” by Cynthia Rylant is a realistic fiction about a boy who had his parents die and he had to go live with his cranky Aunt Esther. In the beginning Michael goes to live with his Aunt after his parents die and they cant get along. Soon after Michael still refuses to open up to his Aunt. In the end Michael feels like he’s at home a new and slightly different home. This story shows that Michael changed throughout the story. One way Michael hates his Aunt he well plain out says it in the beginning. Michael’s parents die and he is adopted by his Aunt who is not the generous type but is more the one who receives generosity. In paragraph 18 it states even though he denied it he did hate her. This is important to the story because, it