Response

One of the opinions of one of my classmates was that this story did not seem to have a purpose, did not seem to exist for any reason except to exist. And to that I must wonder, has this person ever truly experienced grief? I am sure she has, almost everyone who has reached college age has had to deal with maybe the passing of a grandparent, or a particularly bad breakup. This story does a wonderful job of conveying what goes through the mind of a person struggling to deal with a tragedy that claimed the lives of her family, the people she loves and cares for most. Sheila is an amazingly strong woman, and this story--in my opinion, at least--serves as an excellent job of showing how grief and loss can completely alter someone's mind.