# data[].attributes.body
“He ran off. I don’t care, either."
-Ruth May pg 223

# data[].attributes.body
"I was determined to rile her up someway. If I couldn’t find any spark left in Ruth May, I was afraid I might panic, or cry."
-Leah pg 224

# data[].attributes.body
"I felt embarrassed, being told insect morals by my baby sister"
-Leah pg 224

# data[].attributes.body
"Don't do any more of them, the ant wasn't bad"
-Ruth May pg 224

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.keywords[]
Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests

# data[].attributes.body
"I picked up Ruth May and dusted off her cheek."
-Leah pg 224

# data[].attributes.body
"I's been carrying the comb around in my back pocket for days, meaning to get to Ruth May's hair."
-Leah pg 224

# data[].attributes.body
In the scene, the first thing you notice is how Leah wants to take care of Ruth May.  In the quote “After three weeks of the doldrums I made Ruth May get out of bed.”(Kingsolver 223) Leah shows how caring she is for her sister by wanting her to get her out of the doldrums.  In her section, she states “I think I should know by now what’s good for her.”(223) By stating this she is explaining how she believes going outside will help cheer up Ruth May.  Kingsolver writes this way for Leah to show how she is a good sister and cares for her family.  Kingsolver continues to write about Leah trying to cheer up Ruth May.   Even though Ruth May states “Don’t do any more of them, Leah, the ant wasn’t bad”(224) after Leah feeds an ant to the Lion Ant, Leah continues to try to help Ruth May be happier because she knows this kind of stuff would usually excite Ruth May.

The way Kingsolver is writing this passage is showing how Leah is trying to help out her sister but Ruth May isn’t acting like her usual ecstatic self.  She also uses small comments from Ruth May to show that she is not in a bright mood.  Ruth May either makes small replies to Leah or doesn’t say anything after she is spoken to.  The repetition of Leah wanting to help Ruth May is used to show how she is a persistent person and truly wants to make Ruth May feel better.  After cheering her up with the lion ants fails, she continues to find new ways to help her out.  She offers to comb Ruth May’s hair while she sat in a swing.  Ruth May had continued to not say much and did not respond to Leah’s proposal.  The difference Kingsolver is trying to show through this passage is how Leah and Ruth May’s relationship in this scene is reversed.  Leah is usually not the one who would be trying to cheer up her sister while Ruth May is not usually the one to be upset or in a bad mood.

# data[].attributes.body
The text is similar to how the world is at this current moment.  Similar to Ruth May, many people are not getting out of bed and others are trying to help them out and cheer people up.  People today have many different voices regarding the circumstances and many are staying put while others are going out.  As Leah sees it, going out every one and a while doesn’t hurt this is how some people today are seeing the circumstances and going out to exercise and enjoy themselves.  Although some people are acting like Ruth May and staying in bed, it may be in their best interest to just go into their backyard and enjoy some fresh air and sunlight.  It may help them out by being outside and enjoying themselves.  Some people may even benefit from being like the ant in this scene, “The ant struggled in the soft, sandy trap until a pair of pincers suddenly reached up and grabbed it, thrashed up a little dust, and pulled it under. Gone, just like that”(pg 224), out and right back inside.

# data[].attributes.body
The text reminds me of how I try to cheer up my brother when he's in a bad mood.  I try to help him but when  he’s not feeling much better, I keep persisting and trying new things.  My brother is usually a typical kid, crazy and full of energy but sometimes he has his days where he is just not having fun or he’s bored.  I usually go outside and play soccer with him or play video games with him to cheer him up.  This is similar to how Leah is persistently trying to make Ruth May feel better throughout the passage.  As described in the text,"After three weeks of the doldrums I made Ruth May get out of bed."(pg. 223) Ruth May has been in bed for weeks which is similar to the current circumstances.  During these times I am trying to spend more time with my brother to keep him busy.  We will go outside on the trampoline, call our sister, or even play a board game.

# data[].attributes.body
The entire novel is based on the fact that the different narrators are entirely different from each other in regards to their voice and personality.  Ruth May is the youngest of the Price’s so is the most outgoing and adventurous.  The twins are intelligent and caring, but Rachel is shown as a narrow minded person who does not like the Congo.  Orleanna is a caring mother who is mourning the loss of one of her daughters, as explained in the first section of the book.  The different sections for each character is to define their voice and narrative style for the reader to enjoy multiple points of view.

The process of  making the one pager showed me how I related to the characters in that they were always looking out for each other when one was down.  I decided to choose this little scene in the middle of the book because it was simple but showed Ruth May that was not her usual self.  This led to Leah as an older trying to cheer her up by doing things that Ruth May would usually enjoy.  Leah was always looking out for her family but this scene showed the little details she did to help out Ruth May.  Leah is showing her compassionate self to a gloomy Ruth May in order for her to return to her outgoing self.  The pictures were to go along with what was happening in the scene or what they were talking about.

The project focused on Leah and Ruth May because Adah and Rachel were often seen as the different ones.  Rachel was narrow minded and somewhat selfish while Adah was intelligent and disabled.  This created them as entirely different characters from the rest of their family but I chose Leah and Ruth May to make the project unique and show how Ruth May and Leah are usually similar but in this scene are different than their usual selves.  Making the project made me realize all of the small things throughout the novel to help each other out and how different the characters could be from their usual selves.