Do all people feel grief? What is grief? Grief is when people feel the emotions of deep sorrow, this happens when a loved one is gone. Weather there sad, mad, or maybe happy celebrating the life that they lived. Emotions are emotions, no right or wrong. In this story, Shoofly Pie by: Naomi Shihab Nye, the characters are in a long grief stage in their life. During this essay I will be discussing three different topics , relating to the story Shoofly Pie.
The main character, is Mattie, she's a young teen, and right now she is going through stages of grief, from her mothers recent passing. She's afraid of the grief, so she's removing herself from the real world. " She felt safe removed from the grief of what was waiting for her back in the world".( Naomi Shihab Nye pg. )This quote shows sadness from Mattie, she does not want to believe that she is going through this tough grief, but she is rejecting it, so that she can stay out of the real world, where "so she says is safe." When you go through a hard time what do you usually want to do to take your mind off of it? A distraction, And that’s exactly what Mattie needs. She needs a distraction from what she is going through, she wants to get away from the truth. She needs …show more content…
"I'm sorry abo your grandpa". Even this quote shows that even when, its not a parent it is still going to hurt like heaven from above, But you will feel better eventually. Coming from personal experience It really sucks loosing a parent because now your one less to tell and show you how to do this alone, but also you friends and family will be much help with that loss. "My mother, died right before I started working here". Mattie is going through a hard time after a loss of a mom, the one that she could count on to be there for her every