Sal Missing Her Home In Bybanks

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In the novel ‘Walk Two Moons’ Sal or Salamanca is moved to Euclid, Ohio. Sal did not want to move away from her home in Bybanks, Kentucky, she was attached to her farm and her last memories of her mother were there. One day Sal’s mother left but promised to come back, though after time passed Sal’s father knew her mother would not come back and so he moved them to Ohio. Sal believed her mother would come back, and once she did Sal wouldn't be in Bybanks anymore and her mother would never find them because she never knew that Sal moved. There are many reasons why Sal misses her home in Bybanks.

Sal is connected to Bybanks and so was her mother, which makes Sal feel even more connected. Sal has many memories with her mother there. For example when her mother went out to the side of the barn and picked some blackberries then plopped them into her mouth. She then walked over to a maple and threw her arms around it and kissed it gently. Sal then walked over to the tree and tried to put her arms around it but her arms were to small, after she gave it a firm kiss and examined exactly where her mother had given it a blackberry kiss. This is a very important memory to Sal in Bybanks. She will always remember the blackberry kiss she gave the maple. …show more content…

Sal had always been a country girl and enjoyed many things on their farm. Sal had always loved swimming in the hole on a nice hot day and enjoyed being in nature. She also loved her animals, such as her chickens. Her mother loved her chickens and cared for them as well. Sal and her mother are both native american and feel connected. These are many things in which Sal

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