Summary Of Can You Heal From Loss
Can You Heal From Loss?
The story was based on a real event in Columbia. The main character is Rolf Carle. The story starts on the first line with, "They discovered the girl's head protruding from the pit of mud, the eyes were wide open and was calling in low tones," (Allende, 922) this sets the mood for understanding the stories content. Also, the identification of this girl establishes the tone of love lost for over thirty years. Rolfs’ finding of Azucena makes him close the gap of the experiences and feelings he was having so that he could confront them. Azucena is among thousands of victims of this volcanic eruption that had occurred. The volcano had killed the entire village. They were the few survivors who had remained. "The mud was like quicksand on her, any person who tried to save her would sink." (Allende, 923) They attempted to save her by throwing a rope around her. When she tried to raise her hand to pull the rope, she sunk further into the mud.
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She would tell Rolf about her life, school and also about her family. Rolf also told her about his job as a reporter, his adventures, and life travels. Even though she sometimes dozed off, she would still talk in darkness just to assure Rolf that she was there and also to overcome the fear that she might be dead.
On the following morning, she was still in the tire but shivering. Being immobile and all the tension had substantially made her weak. Even though going through all this, she was still very conscious and could talk on the microphone that was given to her by Rolf. There was a priest who was passing by; the priest opted to pray for her and bless her. He also gives Azucena a medal of a virgin. Rolf continued giving her courage to continue to brace the situation. He says to her, don't be afraid, keep your strength and also be calm, everything will be okay, and I will get you out of here. (Allende,
The story was based on a real event in Columbia. The main character is Rolf Carle. The story starts on the first line with, "They discovered the girl's head protruding from the pit of mud, the eyes were wide open and was calling in low tones," (Allende, 922) this sets the mood for understanding the stories content. Also, the identification of this girl establishes the tone of love lost for over thirty years. Rolfs’ finding of Azucena makes him close the gap of the experiences and feelings he was having so that he could confront them. Azucena is among thousands of victims of this volcanic eruption that had occurred. The volcano had killed the entire village. They were the few survivors who had remained. "The mud was like quicksand on her, any person who tried to save her would sink." (Allende, 923) They attempted to save her by throwing a rope around her. When she tried to raise her hand to pull the rope, she sunk further into the mud.
Rolf went on to where …show more content…
She would tell Rolf about her life, school and also about her family. Rolf also told her about his job as a reporter, his adventures, and life travels. Even though she sometimes dozed off, she would still talk in darkness just to assure Rolf that she was there and also to overcome the fear that she might be dead.
On the following morning, she was still in the tire but shivering. Being immobile and all the tension had substantially made her weak. Even though going through all this, she was still very conscious and could talk on the microphone that was given to her by Rolf. There was a priest who was passing by; the priest opted to pray for her and bless her. He also gives Azucena a medal of a virgin. Rolf continued giving her courage to continue to brace the situation. He says to her, don't be afraid, keep your strength and also be calm, everything will be okay, and I will get you out of here. (Allende,