Girl

Overall, the theme of "Girl" seems to be that you give your children all of the guidance you can and ultimately it is up to them to decide for themselves what is right and wrong. The story starts off with a "laundry list" of rules that the main character is reciting to herself as she travels to the bakery. The idea of the "laundry list" is significant because rules pertaining to laundry are the first rules that are recited. As the story progresses these rules seem to speed up forming the climax of the story. The rising action are the culmination of all of the rules and it peaks with the references of "this is how to make good medicine to throw away a child before it even becomes a child...."(493). The rising action is also shown in the punctuation that is used. The aurthor use of ";" vs individual sentences I think is very important. The climax is when the main character says, "this is how to make ends meet; always squeeze the bread to make sure it's fresh" (493). The conclusion of the story is found in the last line with what I feel would be a reflection of the main character in response to something they did wrong or feel they have done wrong, as seen here, "...after all you are really going to be the kind of woman who the baker won't let near the bread?" (493).