Upside Down In The Middle Of Nowhere Analysis

The story Upside Down In The Middle Of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana is about a ten year old girl named Armani Curtis that survives Hurricane Katrina with her family using love and hope. The theme is, the power of hope, family, and love can get you through the toughest storms. First, the theme is shown in the exposition by establishing how close the Curtis family is. The first example is when Armani’s neighbors the Babineaux’s told Armani they should leave but she doesn’t tell Daddy because it was her birthday weekend but Georgie hears about it and instead of ruining Armani’s birthday, he helps Armani and doesn’t tell Daddy. The author writes, “‘Yeah,’ Georgie said over the top of his glasses. ‘You don’t wanna show up at your party on Sunday looking like you dressed yourself outta the swamp.’ He laughed. Daddy shook his head from side to side, a nice smile shining across
The first example is when Armani really wants to go back to the city but Mama says no. The author states, “‘But Mama, I can try to find Daddy and Georgie!’ My heart was about to pop out of my chest” (270). This quote shows the theme by Armani feels bad because she thinks that it was her fault that Daddy and Georgie are gone, but she has hopes that someday they will all find each other again. She wants to find them because she loves them so much and has so much hope that she will find them again. Another quote that shows hope for Armani finding her family is when, Armani kept begging Mama over and over again and Mama saw how she was so grown up and Mama finally said, “‘I want you to go with Miss Priscilla tomorrow”’ (274). This quote shows that Mama lets Armani go and Mama loves Daddy and Georgie and so does Armani so they will do anything to find them. Both quotes show that Mama and Armani love their family and will do anything to keep them together. The theme is also shown in the