Turtle's Rebirth: A Case Study

With Taylor becoming her mother, Turtle obviously goes through a huge rebirth in her life. Turtle’s aunt took her one night up to a stranger's car and gave her to them because she was not wanted there. “This baby’s got no papers. There isn’t nobody knows it’s alive, or cares. Nobody that matters, like the police or nothing like that. This baby was born in a Plymouth”(24). Turtle had a hard time growing up until she was luckily given to Taylor. Taylor took Turtle to the doctor for a checkup and to have them look at Turtle being abused or even molested. Dr. Pelinowsky explained that Turtle had the condition to failure to thrive but she doesn't have it now because it is fully reversible. Finding out this information gave a fresh start to the age
appropriate things that Turtle hasn’t been doing that another three year old would do. After driving to Oklahoma City, Taylor found out that she would be able to adopt Turtle with some help. “Oh, sure. She’s my legal daughter now”(310). When the papers were signed Turtle started a new life as Taylor’s official daughter. Although Turtle is not even four, she has already going through a very significant rebirth.