Turtle in Paradise by Elizabeth Exum

exumelizabeth — 2024-02-29 19:21:24 UTC

You should not always trust people with your money.

exumelizabeth — 2024-02-29 19:28:30 UTC

I am a babysitter just like all of Turtle's cousins and their friends so I know what it is like to be responsible for children just like the diaper gang.

exumelizabeth — 2024-03-05 14:34:54 UTC

In Jennifer L. Holm's Turtle in Paradise, Turtle and her mother desire to live in their dream home. Turtle's mother works as a house cleaner but her master hates children, so Turtle goes to live with her Aunt Minnie and her cousins in Key West, Florida. Later, she gets trapped on an island with her cousins and a few others. In the end, Turtle gets to see her mom again because she comes to Key West to get her. Turtle and her mother end up moving to Key West with her aunt and her cousins.

exumelizabeth — 2024-03-05 14:42:59 UTC

Turtle is excluded by her cousins because of her gender until the end of the book when they get trapped on an island. When they come back from the island after being found, they ask Turtle to be a part of the diaper gang.

exumelizabeth — 2024-03-05 17:13:39 UTC

Turtle struggles with internal conflict when she is trapped on the island wondering if she will ever see her mother again and if she will survive the raging hurricane that was passing through.

exumelizabeth — 2024-03-06 17:42:02 UTC

The five dollar bill is used as symbolism because it represents the tie between Turtle and Archie. He tells her to keep it for emergencies and yet he is the one who causes the emergency by stealing all of Turtle's money and fleeing to Cuba at the end of the book.

exumelizabeth — 2024-03-07 14:50:47 UTC

Turtle's cat Smokey shows symbolism because they have always had each other and they dearly love each other. Smokey continuously stayed by Turtle's side like the sibling she never had.

exumelizabeth — 2024-03-09 05:10:04 UTC

Shirley Temple and Little Orphan Annie are examples of symbolism because they are used to show two American girls. When the author uses them in the text, it shows the impossible ideals of life that Turtle can never live up to.

exumelizabeth — 2024-03-09 05:23:34 UTC

“Everyone thinks children are sweet as Necco Wafers, but I've lived long enough to know the truth: kids are rotten. The only difference between grown-ups and kids is that grown-ups go to jail for murder. Kids get away with it"( Holm, 3).