In Walk Two Moons written by Sharon Creech, there are numerous instances where blackberries are mentioned by the main character, Salamanca. Salamanca or Sal, recently moved to Euclid, Ohio, bringing with her the memories of Bybanks, Kentucky, her mother, and blackberries. When invited to a new friend’s, Phoebe’s, house, Sal refuses the blackberry pie, but says, “I like blackberries very much.”
Because of the memories attached to blackberries for Sal, blackberries symbolize Sal’s mother. In ne recollection Sal’s mother is walking in a field. Sal remembers writing in the school-required journal, “She popped the blackberries into her mouth. Then she looked all around…I thought I could detect as from a small dark stain, as from a blackberry kiss.” The blackberry kiss could signify Sal’s family’s love for each other and their community. During a dinner with Phoebe’s family, Sal remember vividly she and her mother walking “around the rims of the fields and pastures in Bybanks, picking blackberries. We did not pick from the bottom of the vine or from the top…for the rabbits…for the birds. The ones at people-height were for people.” This illustrations how much Sal and her mother care for animals, not just …show more content…
Sal is home sick living Euclid, Ohio and a mere comment of blackberries brings memories of Bybanks, Kentucky rushing to Sal’s mind. Before Euclid, Sal lived her life in the moment constantly trying to make the best of everything and exploring life with all five of the senses, which included kissing trees. So when Sal’s mother disappears, it was like losing her partner in life. Sal states, “When my mother had been there, I was like a mirror. When she was happy, I was happy…I felt numb, non-feeling.” Sal refers to blackberries constantly when recollections of Bybanks pop up. The blackberries could symbolize life and enjoying everything that it offers, without letting the terrible things knock one down