What are some figurative language in Walk Two Moons?

What are some figurative language in Walk Two Moons?

Walk Two Moons Metaphors and Similes

  • Simile of the Wolf. “Being a mother is like trying to hold a wolf by the ears”
  • Simile of the Newly Born Horse. The letter Y looked like the newly born horse standing up on his thin legs.
  • Simile of the Magnet. There was something about Phoebe that was like a magnet.
  • Simile of the Hobby Horse.
  • Simile of the Horse on Its Side.

What is the lunatics name in Walk Two Moons?

Mike the Lunatic

What did the second message say in Walk Two Moons?

As they drive into Minnesota Sal tells her grandparents of the second message the Winterbottoms received: “Everyone has his own agenda.” Sal, Phoebe, and Mary Lou puzzle over the messages’ meanings.

Why does Sal’s mother kiss the tree?

Blackberries symbolize Sal’s mother. In Chapter 20 Sal describes watching her mother kiss a tree after eating the blackberries that grew wild on their Kentucky farm. Since then Sal has adopted the practice of kissing trees and claims that every tree she kisses tastes slightly of blackberries.

How did Sal’s mom die?

Sal makes her way to the site where her mother died, and we discover what actually happened. Sal’s mother was killed in a bus crash, and Mrs. Cadaver was sitting next to her and was the only survivor of the crash.

Why does Sal’s mother leave in Walk Two Moons?

As it turns out, this is all related to the reason Sal’s mom has peaced out. She decided to leave so that she could clear her mind and heart. “She needed to learn about what she was” (18.13). Sal’s mom didn’t even say goodbye to Sal, because saying goodbye to her was so hard.

Who is the damsel in distress in Walk Two Moons?

Chapter 5: A Damsel in Distress Like Phoebe, Gloria “lived in the wildest, most pepped-up world.” They pull over at a rest stop. Sal is impatient and hopes her grandparents won’t cause any mischief. Sure enough Gramps “helps” a woman who is having car trouble by disassembling much of her engine.

How did Sal change in Walk Two Moons?

One external force that changed Sal was when her mom left and never came back. That made Sal feel depressed and sad. Sal even said that she was allergic to blackberries but she wasn’t they just reminded her of her mom and she was trying to stop thinking about her mom’s death and how she was never coming back.

What does Phoebe think happened to Mr cadaver?

He tells Phoebe and Sal that Mr. Cadaver died in an accident; a drunk driver hit a car which Mr. Cadaver and his mother-in-law were in. Coincidentally, Margaret, a nurse, was on duty at the hospital when her husband and mother were rushed in as casualties, and she witnessed her husband’s demise.

What did Sal’s mother think of herself?

What did Sal’s mother think of herself? She was not like Sal and her father so she felt left out and not right.

What is Sal’s father’s name in Walk Two Moons?

Mr. Hiddle

What is Mrs Winterbottom’s first name?

Winterbottom is the mother of Hartley Winterbottom, the given name and real identity of Alexei Volkoff, and is therefore the grandmother of Vivian Volkoff. She lives in Somerset, England.

What is Sal’s mother’s name?

Chanhassen Hiddle