For Sue Ellen, the trip helps her to deal with her anger toward her parents who are both incapable of holding down a regular job and abusive to her, especially her father. The effect of traveling through unknown territory and encountering strange people, all under threat of a maniacal stalker/killer, is that they all find the courage to tell their problems just how small they are. They soon discover, however, that they are being pursued by a mythic character named Skunk who wants the money the back that they found with May Lynn's body.Įach of the main characters is both given an opportunity to escape the mitigating circumstances of their everyday lives and also forced to reconcile with themselves. They, along with Sue Ellen's mom, embark on an arduous and thrilling adventure down the Sabine River.
When 16-year-old Sue Ellen and her friends discover the corpse of one of their friends in the river, they decide to travel to Hollywood and spread her ashes there, in honor of May Lynn's dreams of becoming an actress. The story is about a cross-country downriver journey from Texas to California. Apparently he's writing to the kids struggling with self doubt or social pressure. Lansdale's Edge of Dark Water is an exciting children's adventure novel which features instructions in self-acceptance. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
0 kommentar(er)
