https://padlet.com/368370/q1rjo717sjmtz2gz These are the themes that follow the Walls family throughout the story en-us 2020-12-15 03:05:41 UTC 2023-02-20 06:40:17 UTC hello@padlet.com 368370 https://padlet.com/368370/q1rjo717sjmtz2gz/wish/1018744610 "Anyone who didn't like to travel wasn't invited on our adventure"

The picture on the bottom represents the abandoned cat named Quixote that was left behind by the Walls. This represents the theme of abandonment as they easily abandon everything and not just this cat.]]> 2020-12-15 03:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/368370/q1rjo717sjmtz2gz/wish/1018744610 368370 https://padlet.com/368370/q1rjo717sjmtz2gz/wish/1018759736 Years from now, when all the junk they got is old and broken, you'll still have your star."

The picture of Venus represents the stars or the planets he gave to his children as a form of parenting. He gives them a star to look up to even years from now giving them hope along with that. 

]]> 2020-12-15 03:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/368370/q1rjo717sjmtz2gz/wish/1018759736 368370 https://padlet.com/368370/q1rjo717sjmtz2gz/wish/1018832225 "Dad kept asking her again and again, when she finally said yes, the fight disappeared..." 

The photo represents the love hate relationship Rex's family has towards him and his alcoholism. They love the father figure side of him but his alcoholism takes that from him and causes hate towards himself.]]> 2020-12-15 04:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/368370/q1rjo717sjmtz2gz/wish/1018832225 368370 https://padlet.com/368370/q1rjo717sjmtz2gz/wish/1018862985 "One thing about whoring. It put chicken on the table."

This photo represents a child who has grown up fast just as Jeannette did in the story. Jeannette has a hurried childhood as she soon decides that whoring isn't so bad as it put food on the table.]]> 2020-12-15 05:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/368370/q1rjo717sjmtz2gz/wish/1018862985 368370 https://padlet.com/368370/q1rjo717sjmtz2gz/wish/1026848939 "but for many nights afterward, I wished that we had a thermostat."

This photo represents a warm home with a thermostat that Jeannette would've loved to be living in. This represents fantasy or reality as her fantasy was living in this home and her reality was living in her cold house.]]> 2020-12-17 07:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/368370/q1rjo717sjmtz2gz/wish/1026848939 368370 https://padlet.com/368370/q1rjo717sjmtz2gz/wish/1026902471  I wondered if all fire was related, like Dad said all humans were related... what I did know was that I lived in a world that at any moment could erupt into fire."

This photo represents the calmness of some of the metaphorical and literal fires Jeannette has experienced. This represents chaos and order as this fire as small as it is can become much bigger such as many things in her life. ]]> 2020-12-17 07:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/368370/q1rjo717sjmtz2gz/wish/1026902471