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Before Women Had Wings
When it comes to the novel Before Women Had Wings, the author demonstrates the drastic, negative effects of alcohol on individuals as well as on they family and friends around them. ... Bird often would pray to Jesus about coming to rescue her from the terrible world that she was living in: “Dear sweet Jesus, give me angel wings so I can fly away from here” (Before Women Had Wings 26). ... (Before Women Had Wings 74)
Children of alcoholic parents are said to dream of a life that is different or to dream about a situation that they would much rather live in (Seixas 15). ... On the other hand Phoebe was the type of child that would leave her house for days and not return feeling that being away was her way out: “ That night Phoebe didn’t come home for supper, and Mama said she was going to have to do something about my sisters rebellious behaviour” (Before Women Had Wings 228). ... Miss Zora’s cottage seemed so clean and safe” (Before Women Had Wings 136). ... Their mother decides that it would be a good idea to move to a brand new environment where they can forget all of their trouble and can make an attempt at starting a fresh new life: “We left the grove, never to look back, on an intensely hot and silent summer day” (Before Women Had Wings 85). ... (Before Women Had Wings 73)
This is a very detailed description of how bird feels about her family and what kind of people they are. ... They started whispering good-byes” (Before Women Had Wings 266). ... ” ” (Before Women Had Wings 36). ... (Before Women Had Wings 121)
This quote is significant because it expresses how badly Bird and her sister would get beat for no reason.
Approximate Word count = 1736
Approximate Pages = 6.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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