Characters: India Opal Buloni, her father (The Preacher), Miss Franny Block (a librarian), Winn-Dixie( a dog), Gloria Dump, Amanda Wilkinson, Sweetie Pie Thomas, Otis, and Gertrude
Setting: Naomi, Florida
Plot: Opal found Winn-Dixie and made many friends.
Perspective: First-person point
Genre: Novel
The story "Because of Winn-Dixie" written by Kate Dicamillo talks about a girl who found a dog and met many friends. Opal found a dog and named him Winn-Dixie. She went to the pet store to buy a collar for Winn-Dixie but didn't have enough money, so she decided to work there. And became friends with Otis, the man who worked at the pet store. Then she went to the library to read some books, and there she met Miss Franny Block who thought Winn-Dixie was a bear. Miss Franny was often lonely, so they became friends. Sweetie Pie Thomas loved Winn-Dixie, so Sweetie Pie became friends with Opal. When they were going home, Winn-Dixie went off the trail, so Opal followed him, and they met Gloria Dump. Last, they all had a party and Opal made friends with Dunlap and Stevie. After that a storm came and Winn-Dixie was gone! They searched all over the place but soon found out that Winn-Dixie was in the house.
Everyone has loneliness, wherever you are, and whoever you are with. People might have loneliness when one of a family member died, or a friend left the town, or maybe nobody liked you and wanted to play with you. People of all ages get lonely for many reasons, sometimes it's just now, and sometimes it lasts for days, weeks, months, or even years. In the story, everyone is lonely. Opal is a newcomer to the city and struggles to find friends and her mama left them. After losing his wife, the preacher is never happy, still wishing that she would return. Miss Franny was too old and her friends all died of old age. Amanda's brother drowned and Amanda never got over it. Otis was a prisoner, so no one wanted to be friends with him. Gloria is regarded to be a witch. Loneliness is normal for people.
Don't always spend time dwelling on the past, just let it go and move on. If something's gone it's gone, you can't hold on to it forever. Don't go wimping about the past, just enjoy the present, which is a gift. You cannot pull yourself out of your life, it's going to be the end of the world and you won't have anything in the future and you won't have any hope you the rest of your life, you just so digging into the hopelessness and sadness. In the story, Amanda lost her brother and she cares nothing else than that. She had abandoned herself, she didn't look forward to the future, nor enjoy the present. You can only love what you have, you can't go look for it forever. You can't go thinking of the past, you must be in the present to enjoy every moment of your life.
Abandonment can be normal, but try not to get into self-abandonment. Abandonment is when someone important leaves you or stops caring about you, it can hurt your feelings. But it's important to remember that it's not your fault and that you still deserve love and care. Self-abandonment is when you stop caring about stop. Over time, you might start to feel sad and tired because you're not taking care of yourself. In the story, almost everyone is abandoned by at least one person. Opal is abandoned by her mother, the preacher is abandoned by his wife, Miss Franny is abandoned by her friends due to old age, Gloria is abandoned by other people due to the rumors, and Otis is abandoned by others due to the past. Amanda, Opal's mother, (the preacher's wife) and the preacher all abandoned themselves. Not all people are self-abandoned. Self-abandonment and abandonment can be a little different, but neither is good.
The story talks about a girl who found a dog and made many friends. Opal found a dog and named him Winn-Dixie. She went to many places in town and met many people, she even became friends with most of them. After making all the friends, they had a party, then a storm came, and Winn-Dixie was gone! They searched and searched, after the storm they figured that he was in the house all along! Loneliness can occur anytime and you may feel uncomfortable about, it, especially when you can't tell them. If someone left you, let it go, it can't stick to your heart forever. Abandonment can be very painful, sometimes you might not care, and sometimes you can cry for hours. It's normal, you always deserve the love and care you need.
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