Walk Two Moons Journey Or Hero

Walk Two Moons: Hero or Heroine's Journey? Sal and her grandparents have decided to go to Lewiston, Idaho, to see her mother. The thing is, her mother’s birthday is seven days from the day they leave, and Sal is determined to get there on her mother’s birthday. Sal’s trip, or journey, is one of a heroine because it is family oriented, the trip itself acts as an escape from Euclid, and Sal learns things about herself as well as the people around her. Sal’s whole reason for the trip is to see her mom, who left her and her father to find herself, to be free, and didn’t come back. A lot of Sal is linked to her mother, her fears, her emotions. She didn’t know what to do with herself. Sal realized she reflected her mother with emotions, meaning, when her mother was happy, Sal was happy. If her mother was upset, then Sal was upset. When her mother left, Sal describes how she felt empty inside. Sal was in a rush to also get there before her mother’s birthday, describing whispers in her mind that went “rush, rush, rush” and “hurry, hurry, hurry (page 6).” Her trip is also family oriented because she goes with her grandparents. She tells them Phoebe’s story, and answer their
Sal hates her new home. She hates that it isn’t Bybanks, her previous home. She hates that there isn’t any farm animals, the close proximity of the houses in her neighborhood, and the small amount of trees and grass. Upon getting there, Sal says, “No trees? This is where we’re going to live? (page 1).” Sal figures out that this house is Margaret’s, but her house isn’t much different. She was used to her farm with the hills, the animals, and the blackberry vines. So, driving to Ohio with her grandparents was an escape from Euclid. She got away from there, and had her own trip to find herself like her mother. Except, her trip wasn’t to find herself, initially, it was to find out about someone else. Her mother, and to go see