Similarities Between 'Doe Season And Yolanda From Snow'

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As humans one usually adapts to change, while some learn from mistakes they’ve made. Both Andy from “Doe Season” and Yolanda from “Snow” feel excluded from situations; it is something they both struggle with. In “Doe Season,” Andy goes hunting for the first time with her father, his friend Charlie, and Charlie’s son, Mac. Throughout the story we see Andy struggle with many things, including killing an animal. For Yolanda, in “Snow” she is a recent immigrant from the Dominican Republic living in New York City who must learn of a new culture while also struggling to learn a new language. Being female in and male dominated field can be difficult. With Andy from “Doe Season” one can see that her struggle is more internal; a battle within the mind. …show more content…

Although, she too is made to be an outsider because her teacher, Sister Zoe, gave her a “special” seat at the front of the room away from the rest of her class (Alvarez). Sister Zoe had done this to make it easier for her to be able to tutor Yolanda and not disturb the rest of the class (Alvarez). This excluded Yolanda from the rest of her class and added another obstacle to her integration into the American society. Her fellow classmates already know that she is different from them and this added distance make them even less likely to interact with her. Taking place in the 1960’s, Sister Zoe explains to her class what happens when a bomb goes off and its nuclear fallout by drawing on her chalkboard (Alvarez). Later on, Yolanda looks out of the window to see little white specks falling from the sky, little white specks that look just like the ones her teacher had drawn on the board when she was explaining the picture of a bomb; not knowing any better she screams “Bomb!” (Alvarez). This instance highlights her lack of understanding for her new surroundings. As her class erupts into a frenzy, Sister Zoe explains to that it was just snow, which leaves Yolanda fascinated (Alvarez). Having been brought up in the Caribbean Yolanda would’ve never see snow before. Her struggle of not being able to distinguish between snow and the fallout of a bomb heightens how strange

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