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On page 246 of Salt to the Sea, Joana is shown to be compassionate towards Emilia. It says on page 246, "She leaned over my cot and took both of my hands on hers. Her eyes filled with compassion, began to well up". This shows that Joana knows she was sexually assaulted and wants to show sympathy. Joana is comforting her because she feels or cares about her.-Alex

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In the section Joana is characteried understanding, and patient. Joana was very understanding towards Emilia. Emilia says " Joana looked at me diffrently now, She understood, she new." Joana was understanding about what had happened to Emilia and she wanted to be there for her. Joana is also understanding when it says "her smile suddenly faded she looked straight at me. She leaned over my cot and took both of my hands in hers. Her eyes filled with compassion. Joana than whispered the words I have waited so long to hear... Joana spoke them slowly and deliberately (" Emilia I am so very sorry")." Joana understood what had happened to Emilia and she wanted to express her understanding and caring about Emilia Joana is patient because she took the time to help deiliver Emilas baby. After the baby was delivered she was there with her help her with whatever she needed. If she left the room she came back quickly so Emilia didnt have to be alone for long. If it weren't for Joana, Emilia would of probably had to take care of herself and the baby alone. She was a very good to Emilia. Emilia was very lucky to have Joana there for her especially during all the dangerous stuff going on.

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Joana is characterized as an empathetic and thoughtful person. On page 246, the author describes Joana's helpful actions towards Emilia after she gave birth. In the text it says, "She brought me pea soup and sat at my bedside. Whenever she left, she returned quickly." This demonstrates that Joana is very thoughtful because it shows her taking actions to keep Emilia comfortable and makes sure that Emilia doesn't feel like she's alone by staying by her side most of the time and supporting her pregnancy. Later, the author explains an interaction between Joana and Emilia. In the text it states, "Her eyes, filled with compassion, began to well up. Joana then whispered the words I had waited so long to hear. I knew Mama would say them if she could. But Joana spoke them, slowly and deliberately, clutching my hands between hers. 'Emilia, I am so very sorry.'" This shows that Joana is empathetic towards Emilia and understands her complicated situation. Joana apologizes to Emilia knowing that she was coping with trauma from her past and assures that she is not alone. Emilia can also depict Joana as a mother figure since she continuously cares for her and that Joana takes certain actions that Emilia knows her mother would too. -Alissa

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Joana is characterized as someone who takes care of other people. In the book "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys on page 246, it states, "I was finally warm. No one would bother me for a while. And I was so tired. I pulled the sheet up to my nose. She brought me pea soup and sat at my bedside. Whenever she left, she returned quickly. Joana looked at me differently now. She understood." This can show that she is nurtured towards her, protecting her, and making her feel better. Some more evidence of why Joana is caring towards Emilia is when Joana knows that Emilia is ashamed of herself, so she tries to make her feel better. This can definitely tell me that Joana tries her best to make sure she is okay, checking on her frequently, and nurtured towards Emilia.

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on page 246 joana was characterized as sympathetic and kind because she cared for emilia and gave her pea soup and sat next to her on the bed.''she brought me soup and sat on my bedside" and she was there for emilia when she was emotional joana was also being very kind to emilia throughout the entire thing. joana comforted her by holding her hand after Emilia gave birth she was also very understanding with the situation that emilia was put through.

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Joana is characterized as someone who is compassionate and helpful towards others even in distressing situations. We see this on page 246 in an interaction between Joana and Emilia after Joana realizes Emilia's true story. The text states, "She leaned over my cot and took both of my hands in hers. Her eyes, filled with compassion, began to well up. Joana then whispered the words I had waited so long to hear. I knew Mama would say them if she could. But Joana spoke them slowly and deliberately, clutching my hands between hers. 'Emelia, I am so very sorry.'" The comparison between Joana and Emilia's mother showed that Joana cared for Emilia like a mother would their child. Joana taking Emilia's hand is another sign of compassion. She was aware that Emilia had gone through all of this alone, so she held her hand to signify that she wasn't alone anymore and that Joana would be there for her.

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i think that Joana was a type of character that showed a lot of support and was very kind hearted towards emilia and many other characters in the book, we can use many examples to show this like, when she heard a explosion before she crossed the ice and wanted to help any injured people, or when she helped florian with his injury without knowing him. But the best way she showed kind and supported a different character was when she delivered Emilia baby. joana wanted to get help, to call the other doctor. But when she looked at Emilia she didn't want to leave this teenager alone in pain so she stayed at her side and helped emilia to have a baby. joana said to herself that "Thing were moving to fast. I wanted to run for Dr. Richter but couldn't leave Emilia. She was completely overcome with fear, consumed by pain." and on page 246 she understood what emilia was going through a painful and hard time. joana acted as emilia's mom to help calm her down and make sure that everything will be fine and will work out. this showed how joana was kind to emilia and supported her even in her toughest time.

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In this section Joana seems very Loyal and Caring, The Author says "Joana wanted me to move, to walk a bit. I didn't want to. I was finally warm" This shows that Joana is caring for Emilia because she wants her to move so she does not stay bedridden and so she can have energy to be able to have the baby. This shows how caring she is for Emilia because she wants her to move,eat, and do everyday activities like she would if she was not pregnant.

Another trait is that Joana is very Loyal to Emilia and her friends because in the book the Author states "She brought me pea soup and sat at my bedside. Whenever she left, she returned quickly" This shows me that Joana does not want Emilia to be alone for too long because Joana really cared for Emilia and wanted her and her child to be safe here on the boat. She is also very Supportive because the Author states "Joana looked at me differently now. She understood" and "Joana then whispered the words I had waited so long to hear. I knew Mama would say them if she could. But Joana spoke them, slowly and deliberately, clutching my hands between hers, "Emilia I am so very sorry"

This shows how supportive Joana is because she has been with Emilia the whole time when she found out, It also shows how she might know what Emilia is going through, all the pain from the birth.

In the End Joana is a very Lovely, Caring, Loyal, And Supportive Friend because how much she has cared for Emilia through this whole journey and does not want to leave until the end, And that she even helps care for the child and bring the baby to Emilia whenever she wants, Which I don't think anyone else in the whole world would do it but Joana is different. In the book Joana is my favorite Character Also, Also especially Joana being a 21 year old woman helping a 15 year old Emilia is very good because it shows how Mature Joana is for her age.

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-Mason

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On page 246 joana is characterized as a sympathetic and thoughtful person that cares about Emilia and understands what she was going through.This is shown when in the text where it states."Joana looked at me differently now.she understood.she knew."Another piece of evidence is when it says."Joana spoke them,slowly and deliberately,clutching my hand between hers."Emilia I am so very sorry.""these evidence shows that that she is a sympathetic and thoughtful person.Because it explains that Joana knows what what Emilia is going thought and wants to be there for her.

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On page 246 Joana is characterized as thoughtful and motherly. Joana is seen as thoughtful when she encourages Emilia to walk " Joana wanted me to move, to walk a bit." This shows how Joana is thinking about Emilia and trying to help her get better. Secondly, I would characterize Joana as motherly, I would say Joana is motherly because in the text it states "She brought me pea soup and sat at my bedside. Whenever she left, she returned quickly. Joana looked at me differently now." This makes me think she is motherly because Joana is treating Emilia as if she was her mother. Joana is being very persistent in satisfying Emilia's needs just as a mother usually would. She's in my opinion what Emilia misses about her mom.

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On page 246 Joana is characterized as someone who is very supportive and thoughtful because she was the only person there with Emilia the whole time. In the text, it says " She brought me pea soup and sat beside me" This shows how thoughtful she was to Emilia during her pregnancy. The text also says "Joana wanted me to move, to walk a lil bit" This shows that Joana was trying to support Emilia as much as she could because she was going through a lot of pain and Joana was the only person there for her when she needed someone there for her. This shows us how supportive and thoughtful Joana was during Emilia giving birth.

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Joana is characterized as sympathetic and thoughtful. We see evidence of her sympathy on page 246, where she says," Emilia, I am so very sorry." This demonstrates her sympathy because she comforted Emilia despite not having any reason to because she wasn't there when it happened, nor was it her fault that it happened. On the same page, we see an example of her being thoughtful when it says " She bought me pea soup and sat by my bedside. Whenever she left she returned quickly." This shows that Joana is thoughtful because even though she was busy because of the many wounded soldiers on board she still tried to give a lot of her time tending to Emilia and giving her the attention she needed. Emilia probably felt glad that someone gave her the attention she needed and cared for her feelings because the whole time Emilia was pregnant she didn't have anyone who cared for her like Joana did

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Joana is characterized or portrayed as compassionate and understanding in the book. We know she's compassionate because, in the book on page 246, the author states "Her eyes filled with compassion, began to well up". This explains to us that she knew Emilia's trauma and also knew that August was a made-up character to make her calm down in very serious or intense anxiety moments. Joana is also understanding because the book states, "Her smile suddenly faded and she looked straight at me. She leaned over my cot and took both of my hands in hers". This is where it gets interesting because this can explain to us that Joana understands Emilia's emotions and knows that she's in very rough times, despite knowing this she understands her feelings, and when she is upset or not in a good mood she goes and comforts her.

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In page 246 Joana is characterized as being compassionate and sympathetic. On page (246, Sepetys) it says "Her eyes filled up with compassion, began to well up" This shows how kind and compassionate she was for Emilia after going through pregnancy. Joana is also sympathetic because she was sorry for Emilia for going through all of that at only 15 years old, we know this because the author says on page 246 "Emilia, I am so very sorry." Emilia was always supported and sympathized by Joana we know this because in the section it says "She(Joana) brought me pea soup and sat at my bedside. Whenever she left, she returned quickly." this tells us how Joana was always there for her if she needed it. -Logan

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on page 246 , Joana is characterized as supportive , and thoughtful . When she was giving Emilia some advice on how to calm her down in the situation with her pregnancy she was being very thoughtful and supportive . The evidence shows in the text that she says "she brought me pea soup and sat at my bedside." This demonstrates how supportive and thoughtful Joana is towards Emilia , since joana knows the situation with Emilia she seems to care a lot more . Another text in the book that shows that Joana is caring is when she says "Emilia , I am so very sorry" , that shows that she really cares about Emilia and her feelings .

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In this section Joana is characterized as empathetic. On page 246 it says, "She leaned over my cot and took both of my hands in hers. Her eyes filled with compassion began to well up." This shows Joana cared deeply for Emilia, and knowing what she had been through, she became emotional and began to feel sorry for her. Joana knew showing compassion towards Emilia would reassure her from the traumatizing experiences she has gone through. -Lorraine

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in this section of the book Joana is characterized as caring because after she asked Emilia to try and move she brought her pea soup and sat at her bedside Joana was also quick to return after leaving to keep an eye on Emilia evidence that she is caring is "she leaned over my cot and took both my hands in hers her eyes filled with compassion" proving that she is caring another quote from the book is "Emilia I am so very sorry" showing her compassion towards Emilia and proving that she is caring

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On page 246 of the book Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys, the character Joana has a benevolent and nurturing personality. The author's statement, "Whenever she left, she returned quickly." proves that Joana is nurturing Emilia and staying by her side until she gets better, most people in Joana's situation would normally leave Emila. Joana is also benevolent as she takes care of Emilia and she shows empathy to her saying "Emilla I am so very sorry." this indicates that Joana has a benevolent personality. Joana's personality is like that of a mother, where she cares deeply for the one in pain and empathizes with Emilia to make her feel better.

-Michael

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In this section, Joana is characterized as someone who is benevolent and compassionate. Joana is benevolent because she stays by Emilia's side the whole time and brings her pea soup, as stated on page 246. "She brought me pea soup and sat at my bedside. Whenever she left, she returned quickly." Joana is also compassionate because after she found out that Emilia had been sexually assaulted by a Russian she said, "Joana than whispered the words I had waited so long to hear. I knew Mama would say them if she could. But Joana spoke them, slowly and deliberately, clutching my hands between hers. 'Emilia, I'm so very sorry.'" (Page 236. Sepetys.) So all together, this demonstrates how Joana is benevolent because she stayed by her side and brought her food and compassionate because she held Emilia's hand and apologized for what happened to her. - Rawan

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Joana is acting motherly towards Emilia, trying to make her comfortable and calm. Joana tried hard to deliver the baby to Emilia and comforted her at the same time. Joana did not give up and continued with hesitation. I believe people would hesitate and the action Joana took to help Emilia with the baby was very caring and brave.

In page 246 it states, "Whenever she left, she returned quickly.". This evidence from the text tells us that Joana is really worried about Emilia and I believe she want to keep her company, so that she doesn't feel alone. Joana felt worried about Florian's wound in the book as well. She couldn't stop worrying about his wound. This also means that she is very worrisome.

Joana understands Emilia very well and is able to comfort her using knowledge the she already knows about Emilia. On page 246 it states, "She brought me pea soup and sat at my bedside.". With this piece of evidence from the text we can assume that Joana is acting more than just one of her friends.

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In this section, Joana is characterized as supportive because she gave Emilia support and was always there for her throughout her pregnancy."She brought me pea soup and sat at my bedside." This demonstrates how supportive and caring Joana is toward Emilia, Joana knows that Emilia is hurting with her pregnancy and Joana is trying her best to make Emilia feel better. "Whenever she left, she returned quickly." this is showing that Joana does not want to leave Emilia alone with the pain she's going through.

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In this section, Joana is characterized as helpful and caring because when Emilia

was pregnant she NURTURED Emilia.

THE AUTHOR SAYS,

¨ Joanna wanted me to walk a bit but I did not want to ¨ (pg 246). this shows Joana is helpful and caring because she helped Emilia Deliver her baby and helped her get better.

Another piece is from page 246, Emilia says,

¨She brought me pea soup and sat at my bedside¨. This shows that Joana is also very loving and kind.- KAILYN

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Joana is characterized as nurturing because she helped deliver the baby and also took care of Emilia's baby by feeding as it said in the story "The baby would need a nurse. She had to hold and feed her baby". this demostrate that Joana is a caring person.- Josh

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In PG 246 Joana is characterized as someone who cares about others. Joana helped Emilia when she gave birth because she knew the situation, she helped emilia by making her food "Brought me pea soup".

Joana cares about Emilia because shes scared that something bad is gonna happen to Emilia because shes in a different country and having a baby. -Coya

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Joana is characterized as kind and compassionate because in the book salt to the sea by sepetys page 246 it states that "Her eyes filled with compassion, began to well up." also it says "She brought me pea soup and sat at my bedside." this show how kind and caring she was for Emilia after she had her baby. Also it shows how sympathetic she is for her group she sat beside her and brought her pea soup that shows you how much she cares about her group -Deziel

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Joana is characterized as a caring person who helps emilia give birth and who cares about others and on page 246 "she brought me pea soup and sat at my beside." Joana cares about Emilia because she gave birth and Joana was trying to help her

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Joana is characterized as someone who is understanding and helps those of need even in dire situations. on page 246, it shows us an interaction of Joana and Emilia after she had given birth and confessed her backstory. it says "She leaned over my cot and took both of my hands in hers. Her eyes, filled with compassion, began to well up." Joana takes Emilia's hands as a sign of gentle comfort, to make her experience the feeling of welcoming warmth after going through something so painful. Joana then spoke the words, "Emilia, I am so very sorry." to emillia to let her know that she understands and that she's not alone. This tells us a lot about Joana alone, and that she understands those who have worse situations than hers.

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Joana is characterized as caring and helpful. This is shown in salt to the sea when Emilia wakes up after giving birth Joana is there for her feeding her and helping her recover. On page 246 Emilia recognizes Joanas help and say "Joana looks at me different now she understands." This shows how Joana was kind and acknowledged the physical and mental pain that Emilia went through in her past and current life.

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Joana is characterized as insightful and sympathetic. Evidence to support that Joana is insightful can be seen on page 246, which states,

"She brought me pea soup and sat at my bedside. Whenever she left, she returned quickly. Joana looked at me differently now. She understood. She knew."

This makes her insightful because Joana can tell that Emilia is disgusted with herself. Joana understood that Emilia was ashamed of herself for using August to help herself cope with trauma. Even though, Joanna had been lied to, she still did her best to help Emilia.

Also, Joana can be seen as sympathetic. This can be seen on page 246, which states,

'"Her smile suddenly faded and she looked straight at me. She leaned over

my cot and took both of my hands in hers. Her eyes, filled with compassion,

began to well up. Joana then whispered the words I had waited so long to

hear. I knew Mama would say them if she could. But Joana spoke them,

slowly and deliberately, clutching my hands between hers.

“Emilia, I am so very sorry.”

My chin began to tremble. My throat tightened. I nodded and warm

tears spilled down my cheeks.

“I’m sorry,” she repeated, squeezing my hands.

“Me too,” I whispered."'

This supports that Joana is sympathetic, because she felt bad for Emilia. Joana apologizes to Emilia about August, not once, but multiple times. Joana understands that Emilia used August as a lie to cope with trauma. Also, we can see that Joana's eyes were filled with compassion. This shows that she cares a lot about Emilia.

In conclusion, Joana is characterized as insightful and sympathetic. Joana cares a lot about Emilia and is very supportive.

---Vijay Valikar

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Joana is a kind and caring person she cares for others and likes to help and is an understanding person. "She brought me pea soup and sat at my bedside and whenever she left she quickly returned." this shows that she is caring. "Joana looked at me differently now she understood." this tells you a little bit of how she understands. She also agreed with Florian about her being able to save Ingrid. Gabe

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Joana is Characterized as someone who cares about other people and is patient. The reason she cares and is patient is because she's a nurse/doctor so she knows how to care for Emilia. In the book, you can notice that she knows how to care for Emilia when it says"She brought me pea soup and sat at my bedside. Whenever she left, She returned quickly."This tells me that she cares. She also is patient because not a lot of people will just sit there and watch her and feed her and deliver her baby when they just met. People would be selfish and would just eat all the food and they would just maybe leave her to die. Joana treats her like a mom. A mom is very Nurturing and benevolent and Joana is lucky to have somebody like that around when it is dangerous out there- J'vian

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Joana is characterized as kind and compassionate because in the book salt to the sea by sepetys page 246 it states that "Her eyes filled with compassion, began to well up." also it says "She brought me pea soup and sat at my bedside." this show how kind and caring she was for Emilia after she had her baby. -Deziel

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In this section Joana is characterized as someone who is understanding and caring, which is shown on page 246. ¨Emilia, i am so very sorry.". The author also shows us how deeply Joana feels sorry for Emilia and her past. On page 244, you can tell that Emilias past had Joana up all night replaying the words that Emilia said in her head. ¨Her words replayed in my head.

No August, Russians, Frau Kleist, Take her. She prettier. My stomach rolled." Which shows that Joana felt sorry for Emilia and just the thought of it made her sick to her stomach.

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In PG. 246 Joana characterized as some one who cares about others and a person who understand like when Emilia said "she understood". This shows how Joana can understand Emilia without her telling her about her pass. And she is also a caring person shown as she took care of emilia and brought her pea soup and when she had to leave to do something she will do it quickly so she can take care of Emilia.

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Joana is someone who cares for other people and who understands their situation because, during the story on page 246, it says " Joana looked at me differently now. She understood, she knew". This shows how Joana can tell people's situations well and better care and make them feel not left out and different.

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Joana is characterized as very caring and loving. This is shown after Emilia woke up in the cot. Joana was there for her, giving her food, and staying by her side, eventually getting close to Emilia and telling her that she was very sorry for the evil war crime that was committed against her. In the book Salt to the Sea, Emilia says, "But Joana spoke them, slowly and deliberately, clutching my hands between hers. 'Emilia, I am so very sorry.' " These nurturing actions give a clear indication of Joana's character and how she cares for the people she loves. -Fred

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Joana is characterized as understanding and caring in this section of the book. She is a helpful person who enjoys helping others, and she is very understanding of Emilia and her background. This is shown on page 246, in the book "Salt to the Sea". "She leaned over my cot and took both of my hands in hers. Her eyes, filled with compassion, began to well up." This shows how caring and understanding Joana is. Her actions, "-took both of my hands in hers." shows that she is reassuring Emilia and understands her.

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Joana is characterized as kind and helpful and caring, it said "She brought me pea soup and sat at my bedside. Whenever she left, she returned quickly." This is showing that Joana is a helpful and caring person. "Her eyes, filled with compassion," this means she is a kind person because she had compassion for Emilia and always took care of her.

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Joana is characterized as caring and understanding because she took care of Emilia and knew what happened to her. In the book it says, "She brought me pea soup and sat by my bedside."She also told Emilia in the book she was sorry she got raped, "Emilia, I am so very sorry". - erick

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as someone who cares for others and wants to help, she likes to take care of Emilia and make sure shes safe she is caring.

"she brought me pea soup and sat at my bedside, whenever she left she returned quickly"

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She is characterized as someone who cares and tries to help others and the reason why is because she helped Emilia deliver her baby. TWO of her traits are nurturing and benevolent. here's my evidence from the text "She brought me pea soup at my bedside whenever she left, she returned quickly." pg.246. this shows that Joana is nurturing an benevolent -Avian