Who Is Shell In Greener Grass

Shell’s name has more meaning beyond only her mothers love of seashells. Shells in general contain hard protective outer case often covering or supporting something. Through numerous incidents that occurs in Shell’s life, she remains strong and unbreakable. Other reasons why Shell is just like her name is because she is fragile, introverted, and although she is strong on the outside, she has more of life hiding inside her.
After Shell’s parents get divorced and separated, Shell remains strong and does not break emotionally. Instead she goes along with it by visiting her father in Toronto and living her daily life; visiting her friend Vicki or mainly just growing up. Shell may be perceived as strong in terms of the divorce, however, she may be hiding her feelings internally.
Although Shell perceives herself as strong and unbreakable, she is also fragile. For instance, when Shell and her father react to the bushes moving and branches cracking in the “Fiddleheads”, the narrator states “Shell stands frozen, which is funny, because inside she gets very warm” (Bozak 32). Shell’s exterior appearance resembles a stiff, hard shell while the inside remains unknown to her father or anyone around her. Clearly, it is hard to identify whats inside a closed shell. This shows how
Since she gets stitches to heal her cut, it shows how fragile she is. Similarly, some shells are more fragile and easier to break than others. Furthermore, in “She Will Make Music Where-ever She Goes” Shell gets upset about being called a grimace, also shows how delicate she is and not always unbreakable.
In Thirteen Shells, the stories: “Fiddleheads”, “Fairtrade”, “Greener Grass” and “She Will Make Music Where-ever She Goes” all give examples of why the protagonist’s name is Shell. Like shells, the character is fragile, unbreakable and has unknown internal feelings that she does not show or