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In this page, Kathleen remembers her late sister, thinking of flashbacks when they were young. When Kathleen had converted but her sister, the nun, was completely okay. The memory of Pat's roses came rushing back to Kathleen.

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I can connect this book to the lives of so many sick people in the world. All they would want to do, is live life just one last time. Many people go through this misery, and certain ones come out of it.

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"When they'd first met, they used to go to jazz clubs. They hadn't done that in a dog's age." This is a hyperbole, exaggerating how long it's been since Joyce and Frank went to a jazz club.

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"..that she always felt discouraged in June, but that by summer's end she was inevitable writing up a storm." Here, the author uses an idiom to imply a non-literal meaning to the text. This phrase means, by the end of summer, Joyce had begun to write a great deal.

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"The melody caromed off the thirty-five-foot-high dome, doubling the sound." Here, the author uses imagery to describe the character's surroundings and hearing. The dome [church] is set to be ver tall, therefore rebounding all the music.

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"..the circles under her eyes were so dark they looked like bruises." This quote indicates a metaphor, and is comparing Joyce's dark eye circles to bruises, displaying that Joyce had been thoroughly exhausted.

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"The doctor was shorter than she had pictured her: maybe an inch over five feet, and no string bean." This is an idiom; normally, a string bean is used to describe a rather slender person.

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Why was the setting so crucial to the plot?

The setting of this story takes place in Gloucester, Massachusetts near Good Harbor. This sets the scene for many deep moments between the two friends.

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Why do you think religion was a significant portion of the book?

Religion is what first started the blooming friendship of Kathleen and Joyce as they met in a church. They were both Jews, and both had a heavily impacted religious background which gave them lots to talk about.

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Five Feet Apart and Good Harbor are quite similar in the fact that the characters are sick but continue to live their lives in the moment. They both pursue their interests in living life before it ends.

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I think the dialect was chosen because the book was directed quite towards an American audience. Though, there was a heavy influence of Judaism in this book, since both characters were Jews.

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It had a few themes, of friendship, of family, secrets and of healing. The whole concept of this book was to realize the value of friendship and how it is so important to live in the moment, not to lose a single second mourning or grieving over something that cannot be brung back.

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"teleconference"

A teleconference is a conference with participants in different locations linked by telecommunications devices. I can figure it out because it mentions there being many people attending, not mentioning they were all in Gloucester.

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"You don't ever get resolved. You just get older and life goes on."

This to me signifies that grief is a dangerous thing. There is no cure for it because it's something that stays with you forever.

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"She had done it with children screaming in the backseat. She had done it with brushfires smoking in the woods on both sides of the road. She'd driven this stretch of road after the unveiling of Danny's headstone, Buddy sobbing beside her."

At this point in Kathleen's life, she was terrified of what this doctor's appointment would hold for her. She had driven to so many nerve wracking moments, but by far this had to be the most terrifying.

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"At home, Nina shook her mother off, shut her door, and cried to her teammates on the phone. Joyce and Frank sat at the kitchen table, wrung out by the loss, wrecked by Nina's disappointment...It occurred to Joyce, once again, that their entire relationship revolved around being parents."

This scene in the plot makes Joyce dawn on the fact that her relationship exists solely on the fact of her child. It opened her eyes to the reality of her world at the moment.

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In this scene, Kathleen meets Joyce at her long time synagogue. It was Joyce's first time there, they both shared a Geneva cookie, indulging into conversation, quite like the cookie, in fact. Little did they know, this start of a friendship would create a bond they could never forget. This scene is so important to the plot as it sets the stage for a domino effect of events in both their lives.

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Important Dialogue Between Characters Part 3 - Page 138

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Joyce: "Yeah, me, too. But it's been like that for twenty-two years, so I don't expect anything else. Boy, was I ever determined to be totally different from her....Of course, I'm learning how little control you actually have over what happens between you and your
kids."
Kathleen links her arm through Joyce's.
Kathleen: "Hang on. Nina still has a lot of growing up to do, and you are not doomed to repeat your mother's mistakes."
Joyce: "The universal fear of women everywhere. I suppose Nina has already joined that club."
Kathleen squeezed Joyce's arm closer. As they approached Salt Island ->
Kathleen: "When do you want to go on our little adventure?"
Joyce: "Whenever you say, fearless leader."
Kathleen: "I'll check the tide and let you know."

This conversation signifies that now Kathleen is starting to learn of Joyce's past. As they both open up to each other, their friendship begins to become stronger and stronger. I think this conversation was crucial in the forging of their friendship because it showed that they had reached that level of trust in their lives.

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Kathleen: "My biggest problem is that I'm not sleeping well. But they say that's nothing to do with the treatment. It's the worry. And that's all there is to it. So Nina's off with her friend for the week, right? Talk about life among the living."
Joyce tried not to flinch.
Kathleen: "Sorry. I shouldn't have said that."
Joyce: "No. Say what you want."
Kathleen: "No, really, I'm sorry."
They walked for a while without talking. Kathleen kept her face turned to the water.

Sometimes, the silence is what make a scene so important. In other words, they had both realized where the line was drawn and when it was crossed. The silence was a crucial point that even though it may have been uncomfortable but it necessary for them to create a forged bond where they deeply respect each other.

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Kathleen: "Yes," as she though of Pat's roses. "It was okay even for my sister the Sister. Did I tell you my sister was a nun?"
Joyce: "No. Are you close?"
Kathleen: "Pat died of breast cancer."
Joyce: "Oh, my God."
Kathleen: "I have a different kind, as all my doctors like to remind me."
Joyce: "It sounds like you're going to be okay."
Kathleen: "It's not a death sentence. I won't even lose my hair."

This conversation gives Joyce more insight on Kathleen's situation and her past life. It was important to have because Joyce needed to know why Kathleen was so stressed about her sickness, now knowing it was the same that killed her dear sister.

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The author drops the reader at a point where one of the main characters is very fragile. At this moment, she has found out that she has cancer, and begins to cry: "She had no idea she was weeping until Marla raced back up the winding stone staircase, an empty glass in her hand. Kathleen tried to regain control of her breathing. 'I have breast cancer,' she said staring down at her chest."

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This question is complex so it requires a complex answer. I chose this book because after reading the backside of it, it reminded me that even after you've lived your life, there is still so much more left to achieve. In a way, it inspired me to live in the moment, because you never know how much you can accomplish by being present. You may never know where you could find a blooming friendship or even a stronger connection with your family. It is also written from the perspective of two completely different women experiencing different things in their lives and somehow finding their way out of difficult times.