I connected the emotion from “A Second Time” to the emotions
Olivia experiences in her essay. When
Galvin writes “It was the year you left me for the first time,” I am reminded
of Olivia’s emotions when Jeremy left her family for Japan and the trips home
became scarce. “The new house” also
reminds me of Olivia’s description of the unfamiliar home she walked into the
day her brother called to argue with her mother. Though it was the same building, the emotions
and habits of the place had altered completely.
Also, when Galvin writes, “spring was the fallacy that brought you back,” I recall how Christmas was the only time
Olivia’s brother would return, displaying a false sense of family.
These are great connections. I think what Olivia's piece did so well was to show how important the idea of something is just as important as the something itself. The house she doesn't recognize because the emotions were in sadness I think does a great job of showing that, like you said. The connections of the seasons is also great because I make those kinds of connections as well, in the sense that I relate them to those around me.
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