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Germany/Chicago - Nella leaves her husband for an American Contractor.

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Germany/Chicago - Nella leaves her husband for an American Contractor.

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At this moment we find out about the time when Nella's Boss, Laronne, found out hat Nella left her husband for another man. This might have made Larrone feel bad for Nella's children.

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Chicago - Jamie thinks Robbie falling is a bird.

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Chicago - Jamie thinks Robbie falling is a bird.

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At this moments Jamie thinks Robbie is a bird flying down. But it is actually Robbie falling off the building. At first Jamie is happy that he thinks he has found the bird he has always wanted to see. But then is horrified by the scene.

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? - At this moment Rachel remembers her past

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? - At this moment Rachel remembers her past

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At this moment, Rachel remembers what her Grandma used to send her and Robbie in the mail. She remembers this because she is with Grandma now and that is all she knows about her.

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At this moment Rachel remembers when she used to do races and almost won. She was usually beat by a boy names Erik S. This was in 5th grade. It seems like Rachel likes being the best one at something. She might have thought about this to help her win the race she was in (present day).

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Portland, Fall 1982 - At this moment we find out that Rachel does not feel like the 'new girl' anymore. 

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Portland, Fall 1982 - At this moment we find out that Rachel does not feel like the 'new girl' anymore. 

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Rachel feels like she is not that special. She feels this way because puddle water splashes onto her shoes.

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Portland, Fall 1982 - Rachel says that she doesn't really smile with her teeth more. 

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Portland, Fall 1982 - Rachel says that she doesn't really smile with her teeth more. 

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She is saying this because Rachel was taking about Aunt Loretta's perfect teeth.

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Portland, Fall 1982 - At this moment Rachel remembers something she used to say.

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Portland, Fall 1982 - At this moment Rachel remembers something she used to say.

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When Aunt Loretta says ''Mama" Rachel thinks of the word "Mor". This might infer that Rachel called her mom Mor.

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When bad things happen to Rachel she puts them in the 'bottle'. She does this so she doesn't react badly.

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Portland, Fall 1982 - Rachel feels that it is 'dangerous' to be a white girl.

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Portland, Fall 1982 - Rachel feels that it is 'dangerous' to be a white girl.

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Rachel feels that it would be a bad thing to act like a white girl because Tamika doesn't like white girls.

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Portland, Fall 1982 - Rachel doesn't like to cry.

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Portland, Fall 1982 - Rachel doesn't like to cry.

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Rachel feels this way because the only time she does it is when she wakes up from a nightmare. Rachel feels mad that she does that.

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Portland, Fall 1982 - Rachel thinks she hears someone say sorry different.

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Portland, Fall 1982 - Rachel thinks she hears someone say sorry different.

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Rachel feels like Anthony Miller said "sorry" differently than anyone has said it before. She might have thought that because maybe she likes him.

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Portland, Fall 1982 - Rachel thinks Aunt Loretta has Class.

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Portland, Fall 1982 - Rachel thinks Aunt Loretta has Class.

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Rachel feels that Aunt Loretta has more class than Grandma. She feels this way because Rachel feels that Grandma acts like she is perfect, while Aunt Loretta understands more than Grandma.

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Portland, Fall 1982 - Rachel like Anthony Miller.

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Portland, Fall 1982 - Rachel like Anthony Miller.

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At this moment in the book, we find out that Rachel likes Anthony Miller. We see that Rachel's character has changed from not liking him to liking him. Rachel's personality changed because she thinks Anthony is handsome, and she didn't think that before. Maybe after this Rachel will be changing more.

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At this moment in the book Rachel starts going through an 'awkward' phase. She might actually be just changing. Most people in their lives change at least one time. Maybe it is from a past trauma or something good happening. But here Rachel is changing to be like everyone else, or at least that's what it seems like. The theme in this story could be that people change in a snap. I said this was the theme because Rachel has been changing her personality a lot in this book.

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Portland, Fall 1982 - Rachel forms and opinion.

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Portland, Fall 1982 - Rachel forms and opinion.

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At this moment in the book we see that Rachel thinks that black women are not as pretty as white women. There are 3 exceptions though. But from this quote, we can see that Rachel is forming her own opinion. She might think this because maybe her classmates/ and or friends think that is true. This goes with the theme that people can change in a snap, because Rachel just formed a big opinion that can change how she feels about certain people.

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Portland, Fall 1982 -  Rachel's blue bottle.

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Portland, Fall 1982 -  Rachel's blue bottle.

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At this moment in the book we see that Rachel is body shamed. I would have thought that Rachel would have cried when that happened to her. But no, she actually put her emotions into her 'blue bottle'. It can be bad to put so many things into it without letting it spill out, but she manages to keep it steady.

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At this moment in the book we find symbolism. This symbolism is how they use the word Extinction. The word is used as a way to say Aunt Loretta's life is not moving. I know this because Extinct animals don't move. Just like how she thinks her life is right now.

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Portland, ? 1985 or 1986 - Rachel thinks she looks pretty.

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Portland, ? 1985 or 1986 - Rachel thinks she looks pretty.

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In this part of the book Rachel questions why people think she looks different. Rachel's character is changing because earlier she thought she was ugly, but now she doesn't care what other people think. She only cares about what she thinks. This goes with the theme that is, people can change in a snap, because she opionion changes.

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Portland, ? 1985 or 1986 - Nella's journal.

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Portland, ? 1985 or 1986 - Nella's journal.

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In this part of the book we learn more about Nella's character. We learn that she wanted to stop drinking. She kept a journal about the number of days that she didn't drink.

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Portland, ? 1985 or 1986 - Laronne's questions.

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Portland, ? 1985 or 1986 - Laronne's questions.

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After reading some of Nella's journal, Laronne has many questions for Nella. From this we find out that Laronne, is more of a complex character than we might have thought before.

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Portland, ? 1985 or 1986 - Nella's journal.

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Portland, ? 1985 or 1986 - Nella's journal.

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In Nella's journal we read that Nella wanted to protect her children. She wants to protect her kids because her child named Charles was killed in a fire. We notice some past trauma with Nella, and we see that it affects her now as well.

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In this part of the book we get a sense of how Rachel's family works. The symbolism of the part is the 'food' part of it. The food represents what keeps the family together. Food, is brought up many times in this book, with many different meanings.

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At this moment in the book we see that Rachel see's Lakeisha differently in a good way. She is confused that she is so brave and doesn't hide anything. From this we can come to a conclusion that Rachel is not brave and hides parts of herself.