Chasing the Dreams: Rose-Johnny

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Barbara Kingsolver, author of “Rose-Johnny” once said, “The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.” This quote is very relevant to the points Kingsolver was stating throughout the story of “Rose-Johnny.” Every single person has several of dreams in their lifetime, which they want to fulfill. One thing those people have to watch out for is the many obstacles that they may encounter on their journey to success. Just like Rose-Johnny and Georgeann had to throughout the story. Success is a big deal to many, especially those that love the feeling of doing something to their greatest ability and doing a great job at it. I feel like Kingsolver implied numerous of hint through the actions of the characters and made the reader ponder on them for awhile, some of these would be the fact that nobody should lie and if it happens people should fess up to their mistake, everybody gossips so watch what is said about others, and people need to watc...

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