Life truths and insights (themes) in "Clean Sweep" State one truth or insight about life that you see in "Clean Sweep."Avatar of cyn cyn + 13 ● 1m by cyn https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m Note the lines (evidence) in the text that made you draw this conclusion about a theme. en-us 2018-10-12 17:28:48 UTC 2018-10-12 20:05:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Norah Barry https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292281886 Sometimes you have to look harder or know the whole story to see the value of something 
(Evidence: She pulls old clothes out of the trunk and yanks this old lace tablecloth out and just looks at it. Finally, she says she got it when she was married and only used it once.”)]]> 2018-10-12 17:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292281886 Owen Panikkar https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282031 Sometimes others have a different side that is not always apparent “I don’t like Mrs. Leonardo...because she is a sad person, really.”


]]> 2018-10-12 17:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282031 Nathan Smith https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282038 You must love someone while you still have them. “She shuts that trunk and asks me just who do I think she’s going to invite to dinner since everyone she’s ever done anything for has either deserted her or died.”








]]> 2018-10-12 17:31:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282038 Ella Sedor https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282087 There is more to people than we see.
“The truth is, I don’t like Mrs. Leonardo—so there’s a big part of me that doesn’t care—even though I know this is probably inhumane because she’s a sad person, really. (Lines 125-128)]]> 2018-10-12 17:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282087 Dominic Valentino https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282096 Theme: Some people’s attitudes are based on struggles inside them.

Evidence: ‘“I thought . . . I thought I’d sent it to her after Mother died.” She looks down. I say, “It’s hard to remember what you’ve done after someone important dies.”’

]]> 2018-10-12 17:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282096 Laura Deroba https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282116 Items can hold memories and sentimental values.
"I remember reading some of his essays from high school and just crying."]]> 2018-10-12 17:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282116 Thanh https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282203 In life, even though some ideas sound ridiculous, they can prove to be a good one if you try them. “You were right about . . . calling her, Katie.”(277)

]]> 2018-10-12 17:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282203 Justice Edwards https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282351
  • People express sadness in many different ways. This idea appears when Katie tells the reader that it’s inhumane to be upset with Mrs. Leonardo because she’s just a sad person.


    • ]]>     2018-10-12 17:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282351     Alexis Eichner https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282375 Sad memories can sometimes help you heal. Mrs. Leonardo looks into her past and ends up inviting her sister over and makes happy memories that subsided her sadness. (269-274)]]> 2018-10-12 17:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282375 Nick https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282390 Some people have other sides you didn’t know about 
    Evidence: she is a sad person really]]>     2018-10-12 17:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282390     https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282648 2018-10-12 17:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282648 Reece Knorr https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282660 - Hard work will make you a better person. 
    • (227-231) “I introduce them. Tell her Benjamin is here to help with dust elimination and heavy lifting, at which point Benjamin leans painfully against the wall and closes his eyes. ‘He’s a very dedicated worker once he gets started, Mrs. Leonardo.’ I jam my elbow into his side. ]]>     2018-10-12 17:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282660     Michael https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282759 Quality costs more.  “One woman, as expected, says, “That sounds a little high.” People are so cheap. First page)]]> 2018-10-12 17:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282759 Pete Lanza https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282766 Sometimes a person might act a certain way based on their past.- “Just thinking about the day makes me shaky.”


    ]]>     2018-10-12 17:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282766     Marissa Caspersen mcaspers23_1 https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282786 You have to balance your own personal needs and wants alongside of working- Katie said “I’m thinking about my personal opinion...we have needs, dreams, I’m feeling that I work to much.” You have to make time for yourself so you don’t get overworked]]> 2018-10-12 17:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282786 Carley Stout https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282871 Sometimes you have to look harder and know the whole story to know how valuable the memory is. Evidence:(“I look at the book—a well-worn brown leather cover. Doesn’t look like much.” “My sister, Helen. I thought she had the book. She always wanted it.”)]]> 2018-10-12 17:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292282871 https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292283068 2018-10-12 17:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292283068 Connor M https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292283091 There is more to people than what you know. “I look at her stiff face and for a moment in the weird light of the attic, she looks like she’s going to cry.”(180-190)]]> 2018-10-12 17:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292283091 Mackenzie https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292283169 sometimes the best memories are hidden. I drew this conclusion when the story said, “People just don’t understand what important things can be hiding in the dust” some people don’t remember great memories until something else triggers the memory. (295-96) ]]> 2018-10-12 17:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292283169 https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292283387 2018-10-12 17:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292283387 https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292283430 2018-10-12 17:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292283430 Davis Snyder https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292283547 Everyone is human and we need reminders of this. 
    When Mrs. Leonardo finds the children’s book she remembers a more human side of her sister who she constantly berates. In lines 184-190 she remembers how her mother had passed away and that was the only thing her sister wanted from her
    ]]>     2018-10-12 17:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292283547     Arnie https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292283591 1. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure; “a well-worn brown leather cover. Doesn’t look like much.” “My mother read this to me every night before bed.”]]> 2018-10-12 17:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292283591 Olivia https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292284073 Although people sometimes act one way, they may feel another way. The story says, “The truth is, I don’t like Mrs. Leonardo... she’s a sad person, really” This shows that she doesn’t really like Mrs Leonardo because she’s mean, but she’s actually quite sad.


    ]]>     2018-10-12 17:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292284073     https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292284186 2018-10-12 17:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292284186 Celia https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292284238 Often, you have to see the full picture or know the whole story to understand the sentimental value of an object. (“She pulls old clothes out of the trunk and yanks this old lace tablecloth out and just looks at it. Finally, she says she got it when she was married and she’s only used it once.”)]]> 2018-10-12 17:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292284238 Madison Kozma mkozma231_1 https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292284314 There is always more to someone that we can see by just looking at them.
    Evidence” I don’t like Mrs. Leonardo... 
    because she is a sad person, really.”]]>     2018-10-12 17:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292284314     Liz Stewart estewart232_1 https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292284418 Sadness can be expressed in many different ways.
    “The truth is, I don’t like Mrs. Leonardo— so there’s a big part of me that doesn’t care—.”]]>     2018-10-12 17:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292284418     Corrina https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292284481 Don’t assume why someone is acting a certain way. You do not know what they’ve been through.

    "The truth is, I don’t like Mrs. Leonardo—so 
    there’s a big part of me that doesn’t care—even though I know this is probably 
    inhumane because she’s a sad person, really. Kneeling there in the dust, surrounded by the boxes of her so-called interesting life...”]]>     2018-10-12 17:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292284481     Kaleb Wagner kwagner33 https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292284677 Some peoples attitudes are based on struggles inside them. “This is the wrong thing to say. Mrs. Leonardo’s gray eyes get spitting mad,”. (89-92)]]> 2018-10-12 17:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292284677 Logan https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292285067 hard work will make a good person

     He’s a very dedicated worker once he gets started, Mrs. Leonardo.’ I jam my elbow into his side. ]]>     2018-10-12 17:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292285067     Thomas Kaschalk https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292285244 Sometimes doing things you don’t want to do can go good. Katie didn’t want to clean but when she did, she learned a lot about Mrs. Leonardo and she gets money for her family on top of that.

     Quotes: “So I’m close to dying young from excessive homework, and I have to help Mrs. Leonardo clean out her attic. She is paying big bucks for this, and, believe me, my family needs the money.”
    "she’s a sad person, really. Kneeling there in the dust, 
    surrounded by the boxes of her so-called interesting life, going on and on ”


    ]]>     2018-10-12 17:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292285244     Thomas H https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292285625 People might seem angry or grumpy because of certain conditions 
    “everyone she’s ever done anything for has either deserted her or died.”


    ]]>     2018-10-12 17:37:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ccronrat1_1/x61x8til4e8m/wish/292285625